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Original Title:	Red Sky at Morning (Perennial Classics)
ISBN:	0060931906 (ISBN13: 9780060931902)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	New Mexico(United States)

Red Sky at Morning

Richard Bradford

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 4.07 | 2314 Users | 238 Reviews

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4**** and a ❤ A coming-of-age story set in a small mountain town in New Mexico during WW II. 17-year-old Josh has to become the man of the household when his father goes into the Navy and moves the family from Mobile to New Mexico where they'll be safer. Josh's mom cannot deal with the change in social life and different cultural norms. Josh finds new friends and himself. The first time I heard about this book was when my mother checked it out of the library and I would hear her laughing as she read. I kept asking her about it and she read snippets aloud. I could hardly wait for her to finish so I could read it also. Many years later I checked it out of the library and read it again. For a while it was out of print and unavailable, but I'm happy that it's available again. I have my own copy now. ***UPDATE 25Aug12*** Yet another re-read of this favorite. Bradford writes believable teens (and adults), making sense of a world whose rules have changed. I was caught up in the story of Josh and his family, as they tried to make the best of the situation. The setting shields the characters from the war, but war will intrude eventually. In the meantime Josh and his friends maintain some of the innocence of youth, while still stretching the boundaries as they rush head-long towards adulthood. ***UPDATE 24May15*** A challenge to read "your mother's favorite book" in honor of Mother's Day temporarily threw me for a loop. My mother passed away last year and she'd never shared what was her favorite read. (Actually, she didn't read much in the last two decades of her life.) Then I remembered this little gem of a novel. Oh, how we laughed together reading it! Re-reading it and thinking of my mother was a perfect way to meet this challenge. The hardcover copy I got from the library was the "seventh printing" and had no cover art - just a white background with a red and black title. BUT, it did include several author blurbs -including one from Harper Lee! She writes: Red Sky at Morning is a minor marvel: it is a novel of paradox, of identity, of an overwhelming YES to life that embraces with wonder what we are pleased to call the human condition. In short, a work of art. Well, I sure can't improve on that!

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Title	:	Red Sky at Morning
Author	:	Richard Bradford
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	May 5th 1999 by Harper Perennial Modern Classics (first published 1968)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. Young Adult. Coming Of Age

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Ratings: 4.07 From 2314 Users | 238 Reviews

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This classic coming of age novel is set in 1944-45, a year of transitions for a country, a family and a young man. The 17 year old narrator moves with his mother from Mobile, AL to a small town in New Mexico while his father enlists. As the narrator makes friends and adjusts to his new home, his mother sinks into depression and alcoholism. These accounts of small town bullies and eccentrics, of teenage pranks and first dates, are told with a voice both natural and intimate, leaving the reader

I was assigned this book for a community college course and my heart sank when I read the description on the back cover - "The classic coming-of-age story about the enduring spirit of youth and the values in life that count." It sounded drippy as hell. But I was only a few pages in when I realized that it was simply a terrific book, greatly entertaining and laced with sardonic humor, while fully living up to the lofty description that made it sound about as fun as a root canal - it really is

Quite a typical teen boy book. It did make me laugh in some places. The family was very dysfunctional.

Hilariously dry and playfully insightful, this book came out of nowhere for me. Why dont more people talk about it? One of the best coming of age stories out there imo

4**** and a ❤A coming-of-age story set in a small mountain town in New Mexico during WW II. 17-year-old Josh has to become the man of the household when his father goes into the Navy and moves the family from Mobile to New Mexico where they'll be safer. Josh's mom cannot deal with the change in social life and different cultural norms. Josh finds new friends and himself. The first time I heard about this book was when my mother checked it out of the library and I would hear her laughing as she

I had read this in high school but I appreciated it much more this time. The wry humor and great dialogue make it fun to read, but they are also a little deceiving. The book has real depth and significance beyond the sort of classic coming-of-age story. The vivid descriptions of the fictional town and its surroundings in New Mexico are very appealing. I would recommend this book to anyone.

As the father of 3 and 1 year-old boys, I can't dedicate as much time to reading as I used to. I therefore generally try to read books that have been recommended by people whose opinions I respect. But every now and then I stumble across a book I've never heard of, but nonetheless feel compelled to read based strictly on the cover/description. Red Sky at Morning is the latest example of such a book, and I am happy to say that my intuition served me well because it is a gem. Told in the first