Damage EPB
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On Sale:
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8/25/2009
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eBook
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As the Pride of the Panthers, football star Austin Reid is a likable guy, good with the ladies. Lately though, he doesn't like his life -- or anything else -- so much. And the worst part is that he can't seem to figure out why.
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Critical Praise for
Damage EPB
“A brave, truthful, stylistically stunning young adult novel.”
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School Library Journal (starred review)
“An unflinching, powerful depiction of depression. Jenkins evokes the lumbering, overwhelming burden with vivid emotional accuracy.”
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ALA Booklist (starred review)
“Highly realistic. Seductive, chilling, and ultimately satisfying.”
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Kirkus Reviews
“Readers will be riveted by the second–person narrative voice, which effectively conveys the hero’s distance from himself and others, and the pacing will keep even reluctant readers glued to the book.”
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Publishers Weekly
“This is what people mean when they talk about truth in fiction. Austin Reid speaks in a voice young men will recognize, and feel relief that someone else knows their truths. It’s a book for anyone who deals with teenagers. This book will be around for a long time.”
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Chris Crutcher
Winner of the 1999 Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement in YA Literature
“A nuanced exploration of a complicated relationship and a sensitive treatment of a young man struggling against a strong and frightening tide.”
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Bulletin of the Center for Cbildren’s Books (starred review)
“A grippingly realistic novel.”
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KLIATT (starred review)
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