Michael Hertzog’s moving debut “Yelling at the Stars” is a tale of an American family and community that’s still reeling from the devastating impact of the Hanford Project - but it’s so much more than that. It’s a story of faith and hope, of a child’s innocence and strength. And it’s a reminder to all of us to take it one step at a time.
Yelling at the Stars is an incredibly satisfying tale with its fair share of heart-warming moments, scattered with just the right amount of humor so it doesn’t feel like a comedy, but also doesn’t feel like a rather serious book. It has an element of mystery that kept me enthralled until the last page, and the character development is wonderful to experience. It’s well balanced, eloquently worded, and accurately represents the logic and thinking points of the protagonist, a 12 year old boy.