Smith,
A. (2013). Winger. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Ryan Dean West is a fourteen year old starting his junior year off on the wrong foot At Pine Mountain. He's living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for trouble makers, his roommate is one of the biggest bully on campus, Chase Becker. Ryan was place at this dorm because he hacked into a teacher's cell phone account. He does have good friends who eventually help his life get on good footing. One thing Ryan always looked forward to was spending time with his best friend Annie, whom he had fallen in love with. Annie finally starts thinking of him as more than just a kid, rugby is in full swing. That's when the bottom falls out and his friend Joey is beaten to death for being gay. At the end of the story Ryan talks to the police about the death of Joey and about the two boys that killed him. Ryan is shocked by the lost but finds solace with his friends around him.
Ryan Dean West is a fourteen year old starting his junior year off on the wrong foot At Pine Mountain. He's living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for trouble makers, his roommate is one of the biggest bully on campus, Chase Becker. Ryan was place at this dorm because he hacked into a teacher's cell phone account. He does have good friends who eventually help his life get on good footing. One thing Ryan always looked forward to was spending time with his best friend Annie, whom he had fallen in love with. Annie finally starts thinking of him as more than just a kid, rugby is in full swing. That's when the bottom falls out and his friend Joey is beaten to death for being gay. At the end of the story Ryan talks to the police about the death of Joey and about the two boys that killed him. Ryan is shocked by the lost but finds solace with his friends around him.
Winger
is recommended to readers in grades 9 & up because of the mature language and violence. Readers are sure to relate to the characters
with issues of friendship, loss, and love.
Recommend read: Boy 21 by Matthew Quick and We Were Here by Matt De La Pena
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