![]() ![]() I really appreciated that Geoff and Quinn’s relationship is a positive example of a straight guy being friends with a gay guy – even if the straight guy does disgusting things like name his farts. The novel starts with Geoff, Quinn’s charming best friend, encouraging him to go a college party where not much happens, other than Quinn meeting this hot guy, Amir. Quinn sticks to his room and gives up on writing his mother sleeps on the sofa and overeats. Protagonist Quinn and his mother pretty much give up on everything after Quinn's sister, Annabeth, dies in a car accident. I’ve never experienced a loss of a sibling, but Tim’s characters illustrate exactly how I’d imagine it would feel. ![]() ![]() After reading The Great American Whatever, I wasn't disappointed! I really enjoyed Tim Federle’s two middle grade novels, Better Nate than Ever and Five Six Seven Nate! and I was happy to hear that he was trying his hand at Young Adult. This month, I'm taking a a look back at Tim Federle's debut YA novel, The Great American Whatever. As much as I love reading and sharing what's brand new, I also like shining a spotlight on some of the titles that have been hanging out on our shelves for a while. As the library's selector for the teen collection, I read a lot of YA novels. ![]()
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