SINS OF THE FATHERS by Chris Lynch
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 9/1/06
Publisher: HarperTempest
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
Rating: 4 Stars
Drew, Skitz, and Hector are a tribe. They've known each other since they were little kids, and you can almost always find
them together. As a tribe, they watch each other's backs. When one takes a fall, they usually all do, because that's just the
way a tribe works. They get in trouble together, quite a bit, at the Catholic school they attend. They can make up their own
trouble, too, especially when Skitz and sometimes Hector accompany Drew on his newspaper route.
There's another tribe involved in SINS OF THE FATHER, though, and they're made up of Fathers Blarney, Mullarkey, and
Shenanigan. Sometimes they're iron-fisted, sometimes they're full of baloney, sometimes they're just regular priests doing the
best they can to keep three boys under control.
But Drew is worried when his tribe starts getting out of hand. The normally calm and cool Hector is acting strange, and when
Drew suggests a possible reason for the personality change (involving one of the Fathers of the Church), Hector goes a little
crazy. Skitz, too, who can never shut up, especially at the most inappropriate times, is talking even more than usual.
What follows are events that will put the boys' friendship to the test.
Although SINS OF THE FATHERS can be interpreted both literally and figuratively, this is a story that, ultimately, focuses
on the three boys and their loyalty to one another. Being a tribe means watching each other's backs, yes, but it also means a
whole lot more. For Drew, Skitz, and Hector, life may never be exactly the same, but there's truth in the fact that friendship
can get you through anything.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 9/1/06
Publisher: HarperTempest
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
Rating: 4 Stars
Drew, Skitz, and Hector are a tribe. They've known each other since they were little kids, and you can almost always find
them together. As a tribe, they watch each other's backs. When one takes a fall, they usually all do, because that's just the
way a tribe works. They get in trouble together, quite a bit, at the Catholic school they attend. They can make up their own
trouble, too, especially when Skitz and sometimes Hector accompany Drew on his newspaper route.
There's another tribe involved in SINS OF THE FATHER, though, and they're made up of Fathers Blarney, Mullarkey, and
Shenanigan. Sometimes they're iron-fisted, sometimes they're full of baloney, sometimes they're just regular priests doing the
best they can to keep three boys under control.
But Drew is worried when his tribe starts getting out of hand. The normally calm and cool Hector is acting strange, and when
Drew suggests a possible reason for the personality change (involving one of the Fathers of the Church), Hector goes a little
crazy. Skitz, too, who can never shut up, especially at the most inappropriate times, is talking even more than usual.
What follows are events that will put the boys' friendship to the test.
Although SINS OF THE FATHERS can be interpreted both literally and figuratively, this is a story that, ultimately, focuses
on the three boys and their loyalty to one another. Being a tribe means watching each other's backs, yes, but it also means a
whole lot more. For Drew, Skitz, and Hector, life may never be exactly the same, but there's truth in the fact that friendship
can get you through anything.
Sins of the Fathers
by Chris Lynch
by Chris Lynch