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4 Reviews
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YA
Conventional high-schooler Nanette's life changes after she befriends Nigel Booker, elderly author of a classic cult novel about nonconformity. Booker sets her up with fellow teen fan Alex, a poet with a troubled, violent past. This is an ode to revolutionary literature--its power to inspire change and incite action (positive and otherwise); it's also an engaging bildungsroman as Nanette comes into her own.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2016
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YA
Eighteen-year-old Leonard Peacock is packing a handgun and planning to kill his former best friend, then himself. Over the course of one intense day (with flashbacks), Leonard's existential crisis is delineated through an engaging first-person narrative supplemented with letters from the future that urge Leonard to believe in a "life beyond the übermorons" at school. Complicated characters and ideas mark this memorable story.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2013
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YA
When Russ moves to Irish-mob-ruled Bellmont after his parents' murder, the school's basketball coach turns to team leader Finley to help him acclimate but also to convince former-phenom Russ to play ball again; since the tragedy he goes only by "Boy21" and insists he's from outer space. Authentic dialogue and deft character development ensure our emotional investment in these richly complex boys.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2012
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YA
Amber Appleton is a homeless teen who radiates positivity and faith despite her circumstances. After a life-altering tragedy, this hope is tested; unlikely friends whose lives she's changed--a lonely veteran, nursing home patients, a Korean priest, and others--rally to rebuild her spirit. Amber's first-person voice is undeniably unique and it solidly carries the story through moments of sorrow, hilarity, and inspiration.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
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