Finding Apeman

by M.G. Higgins

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. From the Great Plains to the borderlands to the Mississippi Delta, rural America is struggling. The population is shrinking. And the economy is shifting away from agriculture. Without a safety net, rural families struggle with depression, drug abuse, alcoholism, and other problems. Gravel Road Rural addresses the contemporary issues affecting rural America in an unflinching way.

Genres: Childrens

110 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2015

Reviews

[Brogan Gowin]

I read the book Finding Apeman by Mg Higgins, this was a great book and easy to read. It's about Diego who goes to parties with his girlfriend Tanya, he doesn't drink there she always gets hammered she leaves with a different boy at the party and gets with him. Diego likes his weed a little too much and he sells pot also. Diego signs up to make the scenes because at the time Tanya signed up for the play, he has to go through a huge hassle to make the scenes with very little funding.He eventually starts to sell meth to make up for his pot addiction. His dad has to leave for work so his aunt Tia stays with him and his 2 cousins come up to stay there. His cousin goes through his side of the room and find his weed and flush it down the toilet. His dad comes home while Diego is stoned and he tells his dad that he does drugs not knowing it. My favorite character is Carlos he smokes a little bit with Diego and doesn't snitch, he helps Diego and Tanya start to talk again. I wish the a story would be longer or make it into a series of the different drugs he sells and what he does to not get caught. I would rate this book a 8 out of 10, because there could be a little more detail, and see what Tanya did at the parties, like what she drank or took it mentions it but not so much the drinking part.