![]() As for me, I’ll have my kids skip this book.Įzra's story is poignant, funny, and demonstrates the arbitrary way that high school students segregate themselves into various little like-minded groups. We live in a very troubled culture if we think that this book is appropriate for 13 year olds unless, of course their parents are discussing the book with them as they read it. Too much drinking (I realize that underage drinking isn’t uncommon, but it is done regularly and as a norm). in the book- “getting head”, a scene in which a girl is caught giving oral sex, “coming”, references to masturbation (not wanting to be caught in the shower and lube in the bedside table), a scene in which two characters give each other oral sex and then talk about one not being a virgin and the other “saving herself”. Here is a non comprehensive list of the sex, etc. ![]() There is so much unnecessary sexual content in this book that it takes away from what could have been a great story- a teen rediscovering who he really is, characters dealing with tragedy, and the literature and movie references were fun and smart. I have never written a review but was appalled after reading this book and seeing the ratings for it, especially considering that the only adult rating was by a 13 year old. ![]()
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