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Fitz - Mick Cochrane Two males from two different worlds are torn apart and Fitz thinks a Smith & Wesson .38 Special can solve the answer. These two males have a lot in common if only they had learned to speak and stand on their own two feet but perhaps it is not too late now. Fitz and his father never knew each other. Curtis tried to be father when Fitz was born, (or did he really try) but rejection was just too easy to take and with his future still a blank slate, he rose to the top and made himself a name. Fitz and his mother on the other hand, survived. They were happy but Fitz felt as if he was missing something and packing a .38 Special he sought out to seek the father who had it all. He only wanted answers, he only wanted his father for one day, but what is got was more.The premise about Fitz looking for his father and wanting answers was what intrigued me. The way the mom answered her son’s questions was interesting since this all happened when the parents were young. I really expected some name-slinging but this book was more about a boy discovering for himself who he was and his past. So you’re 15 years-old and you kidnap your father for the day, where do you take him? The places that the two hit are unique and the author did a great job bonding the characters yet keeping them separate. “Fitz realizes that his father must feel naked-without his phone, his keys, his wallet, without his standard props, his usual gear, without his suit jacket and briefcase. Fitz images going further: making him take off his watch, his silk tie, his crisp white shirt. He imagines stripping him to his shorts, leaving him to wander the park grounds in his boxers. Would he even know who he was?”