Sentries

Sentries
Gary Paulsen

Sentries is Paulsen's most ambitious work.
The structure of Sentries is probably the most interesting thing about it, even if ultimately it doesn't quite pay off. The book follows four separate stories revolving around young adults at pivotal moments of their lives. Sue works as a bank teller, but when the man she's dating begins making disparaging comments about Native Americans, she has a bit of an identity crisis around her own tribal heritage. David is an illegal immigrant crossing the Great Plains on his way to w...