Benito Runs

Benito Runs, a novel written by Justine Fontes explores the world of a high schooler whose dad comes back from the military with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The main character Benito had a good relationship with his dad before he got deployed to Iraq. Upon his arrival back from war things......more

Benito is a fun loving teenage that has the family unit that almost teen would want. However, the family is torn apart when his dad is called for duty to service his country. The family feels lost without the father but knows that he will come home one day. The family's dream comes true but only par......more

A Y.A. tale about PTSD? It's an unlikely premise but, in Korman's capable hands, the result is a moving, insightful look at how a soldier's trauma impacts an entire family.......more

A quick, easy read that may grab some struggling readers. Some of the story doesn't ring true to me.......more

It was a good book.......more