Professional Article Review

       For this article review, I read "At a certain age, nothing is more important than fitting in," by Tom Hallman Jr. In the article, Hallman describes the life of a 14-year-old boy who has a dangerous skin disease, and how he just wants to fit in, but can't. Using a narrative style, he shows how the boy is just like everyone else, except for his deformity. This gives the article a sense of reality that regular news stories don't have. It also paints a very clear image of the boy's life using written words, in a way that is extraordinary. The article is so well written that I don't really know how to describe the feelings you get when you read it. And the article doesn't stop there. Besides being very entertaining, it is very informative. It shows how doctors have to deal with a child like the one in the article, shows the statistics about the disease, and other necessary info in order to learn from the article. The best writers are able to combine entertainment with information, and Tom Hallman Jr. does just that. I got a chance to read some of his other reports, which are just as good as this one. I have also found out that he has a blog, and writes regularly on it. He has written a few books as well. The link to get to his blog is here.