by Frances O’Roark Dowell

Hazard written in verse by Frances O’Roark Dowell may just be the new hit among middle-grade audiences. Hazard, is a boy filled with rage and dealing with a father newly home from the Afghanistan war. He is being forced to go talk to a therapist about his father and the rage he keeps inside, strongly feels like it will do nothing. The amount of effort that was put into representing the families that have had very similar experiences as shown in the book makes one appreciate the story even more. Some families can relate to the events of the book and that makes this wonderful realistic fiction story worth reading. Others will enjoy the struggle that the characters experience throughout the book while others will love the realistic part of it. Though everyone will love the story that Frances O’roark Dowell told.