Author: Kathe Koja
Narrator: Spencer Murphy, Full Cast
Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 01/01/2004
Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues - Bullying
With his shaved head and begging bowl the new kid is an automatic target for the bully boys of Edward Rucher High, an easy mark for their casual cruelty.
Watching this, Justin would gladly stay as far from the newcomer as possible, until their economics teacher pairs them for a project and he finds himself becoming fascinated by the kid the others mock as "Buddha Boy". The thing is, friendship with an outcast always carries a price, and soon Justin must decide if he can stay silent in the face of what he knows.
A scorching portrait of contemporary high school life, featuring a character listeners will never forget.
©2003 Kathe Koja; (P)2004 Full Cast Audio
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