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Pete Hamill's novel, Snow in August.
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September 26, 2000 English "Snow in August" Pete Hamill's novel, Snow in August, was a story which I believe most, if not all, readers can relate to. That is one characteristic that made the novel interesting to read. The story begins with an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin reading his Captain Marvel comic books, which reminded me of myself when I was a younger boy reading X-Men before falling asleep in bed. It was easy for me to relate to Michael because he had lost his father and only had his mother to raise him. One Saturday morning, Michael was on his way to an early mass at Sacred Heart, where he served as an altar boy, and he heart someone calling for help. It was Judah Hirsch, a rabbi at the local synagogue. He had asked Michael if he could help him turn on the lights and gas stove...
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