A review by mmotleyu
Roxy by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

4.0

Interesting point of view to personify drugs-- Roxy (oxycontin) and Addison (Adderall) are the main ones, but all drugs, even formaldehyde, make an appearance. I disliked this book at first, thinking it was a bit too full of itself, but it definitely grew on me as I began to feel that the drugs were characters (along with the actual humans in the book). I am always thinking about whether books I read will appeal to the students that I work with (grades 9-12), and I think this one will. I do wonder if they know enough about the older drugs like Quaaludes to understand it. I listened to this, so I wonder if there was some sort of "glossary" type list that equated each drug's nickname in the book to its real counterpart (and if it listed the drug's use/effects). Overall, recommended. Not eloquently written, but an interesting read.