A review by bookgirl4ever
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

4.0

Marcel is high functioning Asperger's but has lived his life in a very controlled environment. At the beginning of his seventeenth summer, his dad changes Marcel's plans for and tells him he will be working at his law firm as a summer job. If Marcel can succeed in the "real" world he can return to his special school in the Fall; otherwise he must enroll in regular public school. Marcel finds himself stretched beyond his comfort zone as he makes unexpected friends, has to chose between what is right and his loyalty to his dad, and learns about love.

Really not what I expected. Recommended for 11th grade and older.