Me to team:
What are your votes?
I am throwing mine to Darius. It got me in the feels at the end and I may have cried when his mother said goodbye to her dad for the last time.
Lil:
Darius gets my vote too. I enjoyed reading all the complexities of the relationships that developed through the story- the ties that bind and understanding one another.
Tammy:
I must be a hard @## because both books bored me. I am choosing Darius only because the writing was better. I liked that the author depicted mental health as a generational disease and that Darius was learning to cope with his depression in healthy ways. I also appreciated that the author only suggested at a possible sexual encounter between the two friends; leaving the reader to determine the level of intimacy shared. Darius was well written, but too slow to be a Smackdown contender.
Andrew:
Mighty did not live up to its' name as I struggled through the book to get to the end. For a mystery, there was very little suspense or drama. As well, the coincidences in Mighty were far too many. For that reason alone, Darius gets to move on.
Dia:
I didn't hate Finding Mighty, but it wasn't the best mystery for kids. I found some things went unexplained like why Myla is afraid of high buildings. I thought the author was trying too hard to put in too many "cool" things like Parkour or tagging or gangs (#westsideforlife).
On the other hand I found Darius very engaging. It was heart breaking to see what Darius thought were facts around his Dad's feelings for him. I loved learning more about Zorastrianism which I knew nothing about was fascinating. Most importantly I loved the friendship that Darius found. I know it can be read perhaps more but I like that if it is great, but that the friendship is the foundation piece. This is an easy choice for me.
Darius moves on.
#northsidestillalive
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