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Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada
4.0
He was a punk and he did ballet.
A genuine heartfelt romantic read. Highly highly recommend!!
This story follows Wes, a skater punk with a well deserved bad rep, as he navigates his senior year of high school. After being forced to attend the local production of the Nutcracker, Wes can’t seem to keep his mind of the handsome ballet dancer who player THE nutcracker. As Wes and Tristian, said ballet dancer, begin to get to know each other, Wes struggles with how to tell his two best friends that he is gay. The continued secrecy forms a wedge in all of his relationships and he is forced to consider what kind of person he wants to be and what he wants to do in the future.
From the moment I read the dedication I knew this would be a favorite book of mine! The characters were incredibly authentic, teenage angst and all! I really enjoyed the chapter titles and the references to popular rock songs and appreciated the not so subtle Ticketmaster price gouging mention!
It was incredibly satisfying watching each of the characters grow in their own ways and I am impressed with Anthony Nerada’s ability to get so much story and feelings into one book!
I had the opportunity to listen to this as an audiobook and absolutely loved the narration by Michael Crouch. The accent, inflections, and general tone of his voice embodied the characters so well. I highly recommend the audiobook!
I cannot wait for my physical copy for my bookshelf and to see what Nerada writes in the future!!
A genuine heartfelt romantic read. Highly highly recommend!!
This story follows Wes, a skater punk with a well deserved bad rep, as he navigates his senior year of high school. After being forced to attend the local production of the Nutcracker, Wes can’t seem to keep his mind of the handsome ballet dancer who player THE nutcracker. As Wes and Tristian, said ballet dancer, begin to get to know each other, Wes struggles with how to tell his two best friends that he is gay. The continued secrecy forms a wedge in all of his relationships and he is forced to consider what kind of person he wants to be and what he wants to do in the future.
From the moment I read the dedication I knew this would be a favorite book of mine! The characters were incredibly authentic, teenage angst and all! I really enjoyed the chapter titles and the references to popular rock songs and appreciated the not so subtle Ticketmaster price gouging mention!
It was incredibly satisfying watching each of the characters grow in their own ways and I am impressed with Anthony Nerada’s ability to get so much story and feelings into one book!
I had the opportunity to listen to this as an audiobook and absolutely loved the narration by Michael Crouch. The accent, inflections, and general tone of his voice embodied the characters so well. I highly recommend the audiobook!
I cannot wait for my physical copy for my bookshelf and to see what Nerada writes in the future!!