sandyd's review
5.0
Another awesome YA book by Halpin - who seems able to channel 15 y.o. boys perfectly. And he doesn't do too badly with girls, either, but his characterization of boys is just unbelievable.
This is the story of two cousins - one a charming but lazy kid who lives in a loft in Boston with his vaguely hippy parents, who send him to an alternative hs; the other a suburban kid who works hard in an effort to disguise the fact that he's not ok - his mother is an addict, and he's still grieving the loss of father two years before. When the addiction finally comes to light, Eddie moves in with his cousin Alex and his parents and joins Alex's class at school.
It doesn't *sound* thrilling but it's funny, heartwarming, and the cover won't scare teenaged boys off - it's a PS2 controller.
This is the story of two cousins - one a charming but lazy kid who lives in a loft in Boston with his vaguely hippy parents, who send him to an alternative hs; the other a suburban kid who works hard in an effort to disguise the fact that he's not ok - his mother is an addict, and he's still grieving the loss of father two years before. When the addiction finally comes to light, Eddie moves in with his cousin Alex and his parents and joins Alex's class at school.
It doesn't *sound* thrilling but it's funny, heartwarming, and the cover won't scare teenaged boys off - it's a PS2 controller.
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