Jerk, California

A rare 5-starer!!! 1. This is about a boy named Sam/Jack with Tourette's. He hates it, but I love him for it. 2. This book involves a Road trip. Which I love. 3. We have a love-hate-like-love story going on. And, it's not annoying. 4. Our main character is extremely strong-in the emotional sense. He is als......more

"Jerk, California" is about a soon to be high school graduate named Sam Carrier. All his life he has been called things like Twitch, Freak, and Jerk because of his Tourette Syndrome, a disease he inherited from his father that causes uncontrollable body movements (twitches and spasms and such). It d......more

"We're all stupid sometimes." I found this to be a fascinating read - although very dated and maybe doesn't age well. BUT there aren't a lot of books about Tourette Syndrome and I think that gives this one a definite additional star for tackling a subject many others won't/don't talk about. This is th......more

Sam Carter has been bullied throughout his high school days because of his tics and outbursts that come from his Tourette's Syndrome. Unable to control his movements, except for very short periods, Sam is shunned by his stepfather, Bill. Bill has told Sam many stories about his neglectful real fathe......more

hm. // (can't decide between 2 and 3 stars) the first half was hard to get through. I think it was the writing style and the inconsistency in dialect and stuff. that bothered me. the second half was better. (if it weren't for the second half being a little better it wouldn't get more than one star)......more