American Youth : A Novel (Paperback)

from jms1203

I kind of pretty much hated this book. I think. The problem is, I really wanted to like this book, but I never got the point. There was a lot of trauma and suffering, but the main character, Teddy, and his family and "friends" never seemed real to me. Having worked for years in a "welfare clinic,...

from Bellettres

I expected to like this book, having read a number of four-star and five-star reviews. For some reason, it never really grabbed me. I guess it was hard for me to believe that guns, alcohol, pot, sex, and vandalism are more or less matter-of-course in a suburban teen's life. It was also difficult ...

from dalzan

Ted LeClare, a New England ninth grader, is showing off his father's guns when he hands one to visiting brothers. While he is in another room, one accidentally shoots and kills the other. Ted's terrified mother tells him not to tell the authorities that he loaded the gun. When Ted, who is referre...

from toddbcpl

Taut writing and believable male characterization makes this difficult subject worth reading. Debut novelist.