<p><p>when Milo Is In Fifth Grade, His Parents Get Divorced, And His Teacher, Ms. Swinford, Helps Him Make It Through The Year. He Loves Hearing Her Sing “the Happy Wanderer” And Reminisce About The Year She Lived In Switzerland During College, Practically <i>on </i>the Misty Slopes Of The Matterhorn. The Matterhorn! During The Next Five Years, Milo Moves Through The Mists Of Washington State – From Place To Place And School To School – While His Mother Tries To Figure Out What To Do With Her Life. Along The Way, He Tries To “seek The Truth,” As His Free-spirited Father Urged Him To Do Before He Left, But He Never Forgets Ms. Swinford And Her Tales Of Switzerland. Then, When He Gets The Chance To See Ms. Swinford Again, His Understanding Of What Is True Is Shaken.<p><p>with The Authentic Teen Voice And Quirky Characters He’s Known For, Randy Powell Tells A Thoughtful Story About A Loner Searching For His Own Path In A Constantly Changing World.</p><h3>kliatt</h3><p>coping With Change And Searching For One's Identity And Destiny Are The Themes Of This Coming-of-age Story About Milo, Who We First Meet At The Age Of Ten. That's The Year His Parents Get Divorced, And His Teacher, Ms. Swinford, Helps Him Through It With Her Happy Remembrances Of Her Time In Switzerland. Over The Next Five Years, Milo And His Mother Move From Seattle To A Small Washington Town Where She Can Go To School, And Then Finally Back To Seattle When She Remarries. Milo, Who In Leaving His Friends Behind In Seattle Turns Into A Loner, Tries To Embark On A Quest For Truth, As His Free-spirited Father Advises, But He Always Feels Like He's Just Waiting For His Life To Begin. A Chance Encounter With Ms. Swinford When He Is 15 Leads To A Surprising Revelation, And Milo Finally Feels Freed Up To Truly Begin His Own Journey. This Meditative, Psychologically Astute Tale Of A Boy's Emotional Maturation Is True To Life. None Of The Characters Are Stock, Except Perhaps Milo's Hippie-dippy Father, Who Is So Busy Searching For Enlightenment He Has Forgotten To Grow Up. Powell, The Author Of <i>three Clams And An Oyster</i> And Other Novels For Yas, Sensitively Depicts Milo's Struggles. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick</p>
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