This Boy

Name: This Boy
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauren Myracle
ISBN: 9781799748526

Author: Lauren Myracle

Narrator: Will Ropp

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio

Published: 04/14/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Boys & Men

Synopsis

Lauren Myracle brings her signature frank, funny, and insightful writing to this novel of a teenage boy’s coming-of-age.Paul Walden is not an alpha lobster, the king lobster who intimidates the other male lobsters, gets all the lady lobsters, and wins at life. At least not according to anyone in his freshman seminar. But Paul has found a funny, faithful friend in Roby Smalls and, just maybe, caught the interest of smart, beautiful Natalia Guitierrez. Life as a sharply dressed beta lobster seems just fine, but in the tricky currents of high school, its pretty easy to get pulled too deep.With perfect frankness, Lauren Myracle explores the point of view of a middle-class white kid as he navigates friendship, love, loss, addiction, and recovery. It's life at its most ordinary and most unforgettable.

About Lauren Myracle

Lauren Myracle is the author of numerous best-selling novels for young adults, including the Internet Girls series (ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r; and yolo); Shine; The Infinite Moment of Us; Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale; and Let It Snow, which she wrote with John Green and Maureen Johnson and which has been made into a film. She lives with her family in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Taylor

I'm super appreciative that that publisher sent me a copy of this book. It wasn't a book I normally would have picked up but I'm always game to read something new. Shortly after starting This Boy, I realized this book is not meant for me. I'm 100% not the demographic that I think this book is best a......more

Goodreads review by Vighnesh

Thank you Definitely Books and Pansing for sending me a copy of this book. This book is in simple terms, a straight white boy narrative that glosses over addiction and grief. Most of the story is just Paul talking about all of how this girl arouses him or his parents divorce affected him or how he is......more

Goodreads review by Erin

Lauren Miracle is the queen of teen pop culture, and most known for her internet series of books. This Boy seemed like an awfully odd departure for her. For me, it really didn’t work. My main issue with it is it seems like Myracle did a whole lot of research into “teenaged boy.” The main character,......more

Quotes

"[Will] Ropp’s youthful voice captures this character perfectly. Ropp expertly executes Paul’s slight southern accent, his willful feelings, and feelings of regret. He moves the tone of the story seamlessly from joy to despair and to hopefulness.… Myracle and Ropp together weave a tale of lessons to learn, the reality of drugs, and the strength of family."
—Booklist