Slider

For the last few weeks, I've been reading “Slider” along with my boyfriend's 9-year-old (the book is something her 4th grade class is reading).

I can't recommend this book to anyone. It tries too hard to be a morality tale, a coming-of-age story, an overcoming-personal-obstacles story, a how-to on win-competitive eating contests, a how-to-steal-from-your-parents story, a younger-sibling-has-autism book, plus a bit of education on why it's okay to cross union picket lines. Oh and what-happens-when-your-two-best-friends-are-kinda-dating book.

The characters are not well-drawn or believable.

And what 14-year-old is allowed to go to his big sister's boyfriend's frat party with zero supervision (not even his sister)? Really????!!!

Anyway, a big Do Not Read recommendation from me.