Interest Level
Grades 10 - 12
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: Not Available
Lexile Measure®: Not Available
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: Not Available
Genre
- General Fiction
- Young Adult
Theme/Subject
- Changes and New Experiences
- Family Life
- Life Experiences
- Divorce, Remarriage, Blended Families
About This Book
Benji has to escape his home. His mother's boyfriend has crossed the line, and Benji can't deal with it anymore. So he leaves behind everything he knows to go live with his father and stepmother in Portland. His stepmother is nice, but he doesn't trust her. His father is testy, refusing to trust Benji. And Benji ... he's just trying not to self-destruct.In this spellbinding novel, Brian James surpasses his previous work to take his place among Adam Rapp, Melvin Burgess, and Kevin Brooks on the razor's edge of teen literature.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Brian James is the author of several PUSH novels, including Thief, Pure Sunshine, and Dirty Liar. He is also the author of the CatKid series and a picture book, The Shark Who was Afraid of Everything.
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