Whoa. This YA book tackles bullying like Gail Giles. Hard-hitting and nail-biting, the action careens out of control for Cameron Grady. He's bullied at high school after a coach mistakes him for a girl at the first athletic meeting of the year. From then on, lead football jock and his buddies torment the heck out of Cameron. Fire holds some solace for Cameron, but eventually his anger takes over and he does something terrible. Horrible. I couldn't stop reading. I know several PCHS high school boys who would eat this book up--and they are mainly the ones who spend a lot of time in in-school suspension. Books like this are for them--it shows abuse, anger management, crime, stupid adults, and caring adults. Just enough of a mixture to show that there is help out there, even for boys like Cameron. Or them.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Burn by Suzanne Phillips
Whoa. This YA book tackles bullying like Gail Giles. Hard-hitting and nail-biting, the action careens out of control for Cameron Grady. He's bullied at high school after a coach mistakes him for a girl at the first athletic meeting of the year. From then on, lead football jock and his buddies torment the heck out of Cameron. Fire holds some solace for Cameron, but eventually his anger takes over and he does something terrible. Horrible. I couldn't stop reading. I know several PCHS high school boys who would eat this book up--and they are mainly the ones who spend a lot of time in in-school suspension. Books like this are for them--it shows abuse, anger management, crime, stupid adults, and caring adults. Just enough of a mixture to show that there is help out there, even for boys like Cameron. Or them.
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