The story begins with seventeen-year-old Frank Marder lying in a bed, undergoing a physical exam at a rehabilitation center after a car accident. This accident has left him paralyzed from the neck down. He cannot do anything by himself and it is his fault. While drunk driving he killed two people, including his girlfriend. Now, [...]
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Head Case by Sarah Aronson
Posted: March 9, 2008 in Alex Flinn, Books reviewed in 2008, Realistic, Sarah Aronson, Susan Vaught, Terry Trueman, YA booksTags: Head Case, Sarah Aronson, Susan Vaught, Terry Trueman
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Coping with the aftermath…
Posted: January 27, 2008 in books for boys, Books reviewed in 2008, Realistic, Susan Vaught, YA books, YA in crisisTags: realistic fiction, Susan Vaught, teen suicide, Trigger
It has been a while but here’s my review of Trigger by Susan Vaught: Trigger is a powerful and emotional story about a brain-damaged teenager. Seventeen-year-old Jersey Hatch sustained life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. He’s scarred all over, blind in one eye, and walks with a limp. He cannot recover the nearly two [...]
