Author: Debbie Gonzalas

By: Chris Crutcher

What’s It
About?

A teenage boy who recently turned 18 years old finds out that he has a serious disease that if left without treatment will only allow him to live for about a year. He decides to not tell anyone while refusing treatment. During this time he finds out the triumphs of being a
football star, the hardships of lying to the ones you love, the sickening reality of the towns’ drunk’s shameful past and also the baggage that can come with a new girlfriend who was
physically abused as a child.

This book would be good for
teenagers because there are many
situations that
teens can relate to in the book.

I give this book five stars
because it is one of the
better books that I have read in a while. It keeps you
interested and there are so many twists in it that you will not see coming. There was not a dull moment in this book!