josh Mendel Has A Secret. Unfortunately, Everyone Knows What It Is.
five Years Ago, Josh’s Life Changed. Drastically. And Everyone In His School, His Townseems Like The Worldthinks They Understand. But They Don’tthey Can’t. And Now, About To Graduate From High School, Josh Is Still Trying To Sort Through The Pieces. First There’s Rachel, The Girl He Thought He’d Lost Years Ago. She’s Back, And She’s Determined To Be Part Of His Life, Whether He Wants Her There Or Not.then There Are College Decisions To Make, And The Toughest Baseball Game Of His Life Coming Up, And A Coach Who Won’t Stop Pushing Josh All The Way To The Brink. And Then There’s Eve. Her Return Brings With It All The Memories Of Josh’s Past. It’s Time For Josh To Face The Truth About What Happened.
if Only He Knew What The Truth Was . . .
barry Lyga Is The Author Of The Astonishing Adventures Of Fanboy And Goth Girl And Boy Toy, Both Ala Best Books For Young Adults. Hero-type Is His Third Book Set In South Brook High School. He Lives In Las Vegas, Nevada.
the New York Times - Jack Martin
in A Culture So Saturated With Sex, Where 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears's Pregnancy Is Common Knowledge To Fifth Graders, What Are Teenagers To Make Of This Book? What Lyga Gives Only Glimpses Of, Through Josh's Difficulty Connecting To Rachel (or Almost Anyone Else In His Life), Is The Collateral Damage Caused By Child Abuse. Still, The Novel Vividly Explores The Gray Areas Between Love, Lust, Right And Wrong. Josh Has Nearly Convinced Himself That He Bears The Responsibility For The Affair With Eve, Rather Than The Other Way Rounduntil He's Finally Able To End That Chapter For Good. boy Toy Is An Unsettling Read, But That's Exactly What It Ought To Be.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
- Difficult Discussions
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers
Author : Lyga, Barry
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2009-01-05
Number Of Pages : 416
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0547076347
ISBN-13 : 9780547076348
Item weight : 0.93 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 5.43 in x 8.11 in
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