Review: Awesome Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
The Tenth, written by Smadar Shir is a riveting, emotionally packed book that takes you on one boys journey after suffering injuries during a suicide bomber attack. It’s all about his choice to get his tenth surgery-the most of any survivor of the attack and his coping with the loss of his mother.  This book caught my attention from the get go and kept it the whole time through.I have to admit, it left a mark on my heart and also caused me to feel joy, love, grief, and anger right along with Danny (the main character) as he struggled to make sense of all that had taken place. A local journalist, Autumn encourages him to get the surgery, tells Danny the story of her own child around his age and how she’s a single mother, (which when reading the book you find out he took as something else) and considers Danny, a boy now maimed and beaten, a hero.But Danny doesn’t feel like a hero-and he doesn’t want this surgery. He wants the reminder of what happened, and of his mother.  On his journey he finds joy and happiness-and humor-something he never thought he would have again. He comes to realize there is light at the end of the tunnel. This story will take you on a journey you will NEVER forget.  I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it! Once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down! I had to know what came next, whether he got the surgery, if his suspicions were right, and if he ever felt the “closure” he needed to find peace with what happened. Well written and easy to read, The Tenth is just the book for anyone who loves to read and is looking for the next great book to read!