TWISTED by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tyler Miller was an unnoticed "Nerd Boy" until he did something that he shouldn't have.
TWISTED tells the story of this young man's trials and tribulations (mirrored through his interactions with a video game, in which he travels through the 66 layers of hell) during his senior year in high school. He can't seem to stay away from trouble; he contemplates that his only escape from trouble might be to escape from life.
This book was quite fast paced, facing a myriad of areas such as parent relationships, sibling relationships, school, sex, crime, bullying, drugs, alcohol, abuse and then some. I truly couldn't put it down and read it within one sitting. On a scale of one-to-ten, this book registers about a seven-and-a-half, due to its almost hurried sense of dealing with such heavy issues. Recommended for high school students and those who would interact with high school students in great capacities.
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