Pre-Owned Made in the U.S.A. (Hardcover) by Billie Letts

from nycbookgirl

The book was pretty good. I liked Shoot the Moon better but it does keep you engrossed and I finished it in about a day and a half. Here's the plot: Fifteen year-old Luttie and her brother eleven year-old brother Fate have a problem. Their mother died years ago. Their dad went to Vegas a year ago...

from nycbookgirl

The book was pretty good. I liked Shoot the Moon better but it does keep you engrossed and I finished it in about a day and a half. Here's the plot: Fifteen year-old Luttie and her brother eleven year-old brother Fate have a problem. Their mother died years ago. Their dad went to Vegas a year ago...

from kmmt48

I agree with several other reviewers. The story plot was intriguing but sank into a dismal and depressive state. Good characterization but slightly fantastical in the telling and the end was just a little too perfect for the previous existence of these children. I enjoy Billie Letts but this was ...

from howifeelaboutbooks

Lutie and her brother Fate live with their father's girlfriend, but their father has been gone for over a year, and they're not sure where he is. When the girlfriend drops dead, Lutie and Fate are determined to find their dad, even though they're driving a stolen car and don't have much money. Th...

from LaBibliophille

This book was OK. I really didn't love it. It seemed sort of promising-a story about 2 orphaned children trying to make their way in the world. It was, of course, sort of bleak and dismal. But the ending seemed sort of contrived. I mean-a circus? Give me a break!