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Kaufman, Sashi
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Ben is partially deaf and self-conscious about his hearing aids. His sports-loving best friend Tyler has always helped Ben feel more normal, but now in their senior year, Tyler is pulling away and Ben doesn't know why. As Ben explores a new friendship with an intriguing outcast girl, the novel tackles issues of abuse, race, sexuality, and loyalty, some more successfully than others.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
(3)
YA
Frustrated with his dysfunctional home life, sixteen-year-old Andrew runs away on Thanksgiving. At the bus station, he hooks up with a troupe of eccentric teenage street performers who live as "freegans" and travels the country with them as he tries to figure everything out. While Kaufman offers familiar characters with universal feelings, she breathes much originality into the coming-of-age story.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
2 reviews
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