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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Cute coming-of-age story about lovable Norris. I liked the first half better than the second though.
“are there any (happy) endings?”
(I promise this quote is supposed to be optimistic and happy when it’s about this book)
(I promise this quote is supposed to be optimistic and happy when it’s about this book)
So funny and smart and snarky - loved it from cover to cover.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute YA book. A bit cliché and predictable but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Just a sweet book that was easy to read. I enjoyed all of the characters, especially wise cracking and sarcastic Norris, and wish them a happy fictional future.
Trigger warnings:
Ah I really enjoyed this book! Such a great main character carrying this story, I had a lot of fun with Norris, I liked the friendships, the mother/son relationship and, overall it was a really good contemporary. Definitely recommending it!
Full review coming soon on the blog! :)
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Spoiler
racism, depression, mention of an attempted suicide, alcohol consumption, emesis, police brutality discussed, bullying, divorce, cheating, sexism, slut-shaming, mention of drug abuse, microagressions, homomisic slur.Ah I really enjoyed this book! Such a great main character carrying this story, I had a lot of fun with Norris, I liked the friendships, the mother/son relationship and, overall it was a really good contemporary. Definitely recommending it!
Full review coming soon on the blog! :)
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One of the funniest books I have read in a long time. True snortling, my friends. SNORTLING.
We get to chill inside Norris' head as he and his mom move to blazing-hot Austin, Texas, and he dives right into attending a local high school there. His only knowledge of the latter being from popular teen movies full of exaggerated archetypes and unrealistic happy endings.
Being that he's a bilingual black French Canadian with a deep love of hockey and a penchant for word-vomiting the exact super snarky thing at a moment that makes the recipient want to slap the smart aleck outta him, things do not go smoothly as he begins to meet the Austin wildlife.
Which makes this FUN.
Every new classmate is more intriguing than the last, making us genuinely want to see how the dynamic between Norris and them will pan out by the last page. We all knew kids like these in high school, or see them hanging out with our own teenagers. Each of them felt just as real on the page, which is a testament to how well this book is written.
The author has a way of keeping us entertained with Norris' rich inner (and outer) commentary of things we'd never say, all while providing a slow build and reveal of the meat of the matter, the more serious facets of life in his head, skin, and heart: Who is he, really, and what will happen when he finally takes a good, long look at his own page in the field guide?
I immediately put this one on my 13yo's bookshelf, because this is a story I wish I had back when I was a teenager. Life lessons and introspection while laughing my stupid face off? Doesn't get better than that. (Ages 12+, Realistic contemporary fiction)
We get to chill inside Norris' head as he and his mom move to blazing-hot Austin, Texas, and he dives right into attending a local high school there. His only knowledge of the latter being from popular teen movies full of exaggerated archetypes and unrealistic happy endings.
Being that he's a bilingual black French Canadian with a deep love of hockey and a penchant for word-vomiting the exact super snarky thing at a moment that makes the recipient want to slap the smart aleck outta him, things do not go smoothly as he begins to meet the Austin wildlife.
Which makes this FUN.
Every new classmate is more intriguing than the last, making us genuinely want to see how the dynamic between Norris and them will pan out by the last page. We all knew kids like these in high school, or see them hanging out with our own teenagers. Each of them felt just as real on the page, which is a testament to how well this book is written.
The author has a way of keeping us entertained with Norris' rich inner (and outer) commentary of things we'd never say, all while providing a slow build and reveal of the meat of the matter, the more serious facets of life in his head, skin, and heart: Who is he, really, and what will happen when he finally takes a good, long look at his own page in the field guide?
I immediately put this one on my 13yo's bookshelf, because this is a story I wish I had back when I was a teenager. Life lessons and introspection while laughing my stupid face off? Doesn't get better than that. (Ages 12+, Realistic contemporary fiction)
funny
medium-paced
Oh man, I really loved this - no qualifiers. It is so EXACTLY my sense of humor and Liam Hooper is going to stick with me, he's like a YA Henry Winter (or Henry Winter-lite) and I am so fantastically here for it???