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After learning he has one year to live, eighteen-year-old Ben Wolf decides to keep the information to himself. He becomes an autodidact, challenging the meaningless drivel taught in high school. Ben gradually realizes his decisions are more complicated than he first knew. Crutcher's latest is an exhilarating read that will make readers wonder about their own lives' meanings.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2007