K. R. Schulteis

Chasing Danny by K. R. Schulteis is a very interesting look into the dynamics of a younger brother looking up to his older brother and wanting to be just like him. Danny decided after 9/11 that he was going to be a Marine when he graduated from High School. Chase decides that is what he will do to even though he is not like Danny. At the time that Danny is returning from Afghanistan, Chase only has a three month wait to join. The boys parents look at Danny as a hero, and the town, but fight with Chase about joining the Marines. The won’t sign so he can go early, they tell him he has to wait until he is eighteen. His mother pushes all the college information at Chase trying to get him to go to college. They talk Danny into trying to talk Chase out of enlisting. But all Chase has ever wanted to be was like his older brother.

I guess I didn’t realize how much males want to be like their older brother. I’ve read many, many stories about females and have never seen this close a pattern of wanting to be like an older sister. I enjoyed the book very much and would read more from Ms. Schulteis.

I received this book for free from Goodreads..… (más)