Junk Boy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062491251)

Bestselling author Tony Abbott's YA novel-in-verse is an unflinching and heartbreaking look at a boy's junk-filled life, and the ways he finds redemption and hope, perfect for fans of The Crossover and Long Way Down.

Junk. That's what the kids at school call Bobby Lang, mostly because his rundown house looks like a junkyard, but also because they want to put him down. Trying desperately to live under the radar at school--and at the home he shares with his angry, neglectful father--Bobby develops a sort of proud loneliness. The only buffer between him and the uncaring world is his love of the long, wooded trail between school and home.

Life grinds along quietly and hopelessly for Bobby until he meets Rachel. Rachel is an artist who sees him in a way no one ever has. Maybe it's because she has her own kind of junk, and a parent who hates what Rachel is: gay. Together the two embark on journeys to clean up the messes that fill their lives, searching against all odds for hope and redemption.

Narrated in Bobby's unique voice in arresting free verse, this novel will captivate readers right from its opening lines, urging them on page after page, all the way to its explosive conclusion.

Author: Tony Abbott
ISBN-10: 0062491253
ISBN-13: 9780062491251
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511998 / Junk Boy


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 84
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 08/31/2020
Booklist 09/01/2020 pg. 100
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2020