Language: R (100+ swears, 37 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (teens drinking, drugs mentioned, talk of desire for sex); Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Carter is so excited - it's his 16yo birthday and he is ready to get his driver’s license and be free! However - his parents sadly inform him that this is the 6th time he has turned 16. Carter regresses each year on his birthday while the rest of the world keeps moving forward, so Carter is a sophomore AGAIN. Maggie had such high hopes that Carter would finally wake up on his birthday and be 17; she really thought they had made a breakthrough. Now that Carter is again 16, however, she just wants to put her head down, ignore Carter and finish her senior year. But the pair are drawn to each other despite themselves.
Watching Carter react to being 16 again while his younger brother is now older than he is and his teachers are starting to retire is a bit heart-breaking. I can almost understand why he uses his legal ID to "help out” his fellow students. Rubin skillfully builds towards the climax - you know the outcome that you want in the story, but he keeps you in suspense throughout, happy to probably dash your hopes.
The characters cue white.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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