I can't even begin to tell you how much I love Billie Letts Novels. Although they are a bit predictable I still love the stories and how she writes them. So I picked up this one expecting it to be somewhat similar to the other 3 she has written and right off the bat it is so completley different. Normally her stories start off somewhere in Oklahoma. It's usually in a small town where the population is small and there is always a Wal-mart mentioned in there. She totally blew me away right on page 1 where the characters are from Spearfish, North Dakota and the characters are 2 kids who are brother & sister. The girl is Lutie and she is 15. The other is her brother Fate who is 11. Their father ran off to Las Vegas and left them with an ex girlfriend named Floy. While they are in Wal-mart Floy drops dead. Scared that they will be put in a home, Lutie grabs her brother and they run off to Las Vegas in search of their father in Floy's car that she can barely drive.
Once in Vegas they run into many pitfalls and dangerous situations that could have killed both of them except for a guardian angel that seemed to be keeping tabs on the 2.
Around the middle of the book Oklahoma comes into play (see the predictable side of Billie Lett's writing), but it is done in a suprising way. I won't tell anymore unless someone else wants to know more, but I loved it and it's one of those perfect coming of age books.
Once in Vegas they run into many pitfalls and dangerous situations that could have killed both of them except for a guardian angel that seemed to be keeping tabs on the 2.
Around the middle of the book Oklahoma comes into play (see the predictable side of Billie Lett's writing), but it is done in a suprising way. I won't tell anymore unless someone else wants to know more, but I loved it and it's one of those perfect coming of age books.
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