Kathryn’s Teen Picks

Greg Gaines has traveled through high school being neither bullied nor noticed, spending his time re-making classic films with his pal Earl. When his mother guilts him into rekindling his friendship with a classmate who is battling leukemia, he learns the potential costs of his disengaged approach to life. This funny, sometimes foul-mouthed book by debut author Jesse Andrews will surely appeal to readers, even those hard-to-engage teenage boys.

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