A review by suerosendale
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

3.0

I was turned off by this book on Page 1 with the absurd idea that Austin, TX is 104 degrees Fahrenheit in January. All it takes is a quick Google search to know that's about 40 degrees too hot. For a book supposedly breaking down barriers and bias, is it really fair to play with geography and climate that way? Not all of Texas = stupid hot all year round.

Interesting (an unfortunate coincidence, perhaps) that the only truly "good" people (nice, non-judgmental) in the book are white...

Those critiques aside, the book was engaging and with some solid messages. Not as predictable as one might fear with YA lit.