"Boy 21" - Book Summary

"Whenever I think the world is ugly - that life has no meaning at all - I remind myself that this is here, always waiting for me." 

Finley, a high school senior living in a suburb of Philadelphia in Bellmont. The town is ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence and racially charged rivalries. Finley is a quiet young man with many secrets that the author keeps hidden until just the right moment.Finley and Erin have been best friends since they were kids. But now they are also dating and they know each other so well. Finley is a starter on his school's basketball team until a new kid moves to town who goes by the name Boy 21. Finley and Boy 21 becomes friends and find comfort in each other because they have more in common than they know. I am going to stop right there because I can keep going. Make sure before you start reading to free some time up because once you start you want be able to put this book down read it in one day - within hours.

I give this book 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In my opinion this book has it all from love to death and everything in between. Most of all the reason I give this book such high ratings because of the powerful relationship between two boys.

Learn more about the author at: http://matthewquickwriter.com/

"George" - Book Summary

This might be the most important novel I've read this year. 

George is a sensitive, honest, and much needed story about a girl who - biologically - was born as a boy. 

George stopped. It was such a short, little question, but she couldn’t make her mouth form the sounds.Mom, what if I’m a girl?

This story is about a 10 year old boy who decides to reveal her true identity when she could not audition for the lead role in the fourth grades production of Charlotte’s Web. His best friend Kelly was shocked at first when she told her that she was a girl not a boy. Kelly took a couple of days without speaking to George because she didn't know what to say. There were two boys who teased and picked on George throughout the book. If I keep going I might just reunion the twist and turns in the book. To me this is a must read, it could be a heavy read to some but I will let you be the judge of that.

I would give this book  5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The reason I rate this book so high is it touches on a subject that is relevant and children struggle with everyday. 

To find more about the author visit the following website: http://www.alexgino.com/

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