Kathryn Erskine's "Seeing Red," the movie

Now showing at My Book, The Movie: Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine.

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Life will never be the same for Red Porter. He’s a kid growing up around black car grease, white fence paint, and the backward attitudes of the folks who live in his hometown, Stony Gap, Virginia.... Red’s daddy, his idol, has just died, leaving Red and Mama with some hard decisions and a whole lot of doubt..... Through his friendship with Thomas, Beau, Rosie, and Miss Georgia, Red starts to see there’s a lot more than car motors and rusty fenders that need fixing in his world.

There are a few characters who pop into mind immediately:

Miss Georgia:  Cicely Tyson

Mr. Walter: Morgan Freeman

Beau: Matt...[read on]

Learn more about the book and author at Kathryn Erskine's website.

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My Book, The Movie: Seeing Red.

--Marshal Zeringue