Perfectly Good White Boy
Sean was a perfectly good summer boyfriend, but Hallie dumped him before leaving for college. To Sean, the future's seems disposable. His only possibilities: the Marine Corps, where no one expected he'd go, and Neecie, whom he never expected to care about.
Sean was a perfectly good summer boyfriend, but Hallie dumped him before leaving for college. To Sean, the future's seems disposable. His only possibilities: the Marine Corps, where no one expected he'd go, and Neecie, whom he never expected to care about.
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Format: ebook
Publish date: 2014
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab
Edition language: English
On Friday I remembered that I had book club on Sunday and that the author, Carrie Mesrobian was invited to talk about the book. I had a super busy weekend planned and knew that it would probably be near impossible to finish the book but I gave it a try because you're supposed to actually read the bo...
I won this book in a Giveaway! I liked this book...It was an easy read and really well written. I don't know what it is really like to be a teenage boy so I'm not sure if it is accurate. It was and interesting story though.
I loved Mesrobian’s debut, so I was looking forward to her second (unconnected) book. Sean is a fascinating character, and it’s a quick, tight read that doesn’t sacrifice depth. I liked the portrayal of Sean’s decision to go into the military, which seemed thoughtful and nuanced from my outsider’s p...
Pitch-perfect dialogue and narrative prose reveal teen culture and the journey of self-discovery. Few adults have the spot-on sense of teenage culture that novelist Carrie Mesrobian has. Critically acclaimed for her candid young-adult novel, Sex & Violence, Mesrobian continues to study the late ad...
When you read a book and you feel like the main character could just walk into the room. This book does that. Sean is so real he walks off the page.
Carrie Mesrobian
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