Language: PG (6 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G (undescribed kissing) Violence: PG (Undescribed phone threats from a hate group, vandalism, and a bomb threat.)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL - AVERAGE
15yo Declan hurts his shoulder by climbing where there’s a “no climbing” sign and it takes his future away. He needs surgery and physical therapy to heal and in the meantime, he has an angry attitude. He pushes his friends away and joins a hate group that promotes propaganda and conspiracy theories about cultures that aren’t predominantly white, focusing especially on Jewish people. He’s happily blaming others for his problems and being fed propaganda by his “new friends” and he’s taking it too far by willingly participating in hate crimes. When Declan’s lifelong friend is threatened, he has to make the choice to harm or protect.
Declan was whiny and ungrateful even though the accident was because he made the choice to do something negligent. I enjoyed the history class discussion about different cultures and evaluating online sources. The author approached hate groups from an insider’s perspective from both sides. Culture and Race of the main characters is mixed.
LynnDell Watson
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