Carter Finally Gets It
Brent Crawford, . . Disney-Hyperion, $15.99 (300pp) ISBN 978-1-4231-1246-4
At first glance, parents may not be thrilled to see these books—with their references to “tig ol' bitties” and “spanky” hankies—in the hands of their teenage sons. They should be.
“All I think about is girls, and I don't do anything about it,” laments Carter at the beginning of this true-to-life, edgy and often hilarious debut novel. The first-person narrative nails the voice of an earnest—and hyper-active—teen starting freshman year with big aspirations and considerable anxiety. Carter's priority is finding a girlfriend, a mission he comically bungles at numerous junctures—“This isn't
Reviewed on: 04/20/2009
Genre: Children's
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