Endless reviewed Okay for now by Gary D. Schmidt
Review of 'Okay for now' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
A superbly written sequel to The Wednesday Wars, stepping up in maturity and the level of hardship encountered, yet managing a very genuine (ie not squeaky-clean) happy ending. It deals with parental abuse, the Vietnam war and the trauma of veterans, and about carrying on with joy in life despite unresolved questions of, "why do bad things happen to good people?" And this is the central message of the book, decorated with 1960s Americana and the same bright hope in good people and mighty art (in Wednesday Wars it was Shakespeare, in this it's literal visual art) with unblanching admittance of bad, stupid, and flawed individuals.
