Anytime I can listen to an audiobook read by a gentleman with a British accent, I take full advantage of it! And Kirby Heyborne is quite the narrator. This adult novel was a 2007 Alex Award winner and it's easy to see why.
Jason Taylor is 13, lives in the sleepy English town Black Swan Green, and is bullied. No other word for it. He stammers, his parents are getting divorced, his sister is going away to college, and he somehow moves from the middle-of-the-road social group to rock bottom. In one year, Jason Taylor grows up and this novel tracks his progress. The author makes you really care for Jason Taylor and root for his success. He's a smart kid who sees subtle humor in many situations. But he also does what is right, even if his "mates" don't agree. And, if you listen to this novel like I did, you'll find yourself using words like "classic" and "epic" and "bugger!"
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