Thistledown Press, 1996. Review by Rory Runnells. Young protagonist fiction should be like good rock and roll - by definition slightly outrageous and raw. At its soul it should bear a relentless rhythm and engage the mind as well as the heart. The characters provide a lot of material for thought, but, at the same time, emotion-tugging imagery is at the centre of a lot of the stories.
Lives can change abruptly.
Binny realizes this in the feel and smell of the small town which we know he will have to leave. Mourre handles the ending perfectly as Sniper is leaving town. Binny is riding his bike downtown the day they pull out. He happens to meet them at the four-way stop. He won't ever forget the way Sniper looks at him that morning.