![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. The novel is also suitable for use in curricular units dealing with alcohol abuse, suicide, and racism. Although some heavy-handed didacticism detracts from the novel's impact, the characters and their experiences will captivate teen readers. ![]() Andy's perceptions of the racism directed toward young black males-by teachers, guidance counselors, and clerks in shopping malls-will be recognized by African American YAs. The story emerges through newspaper articles, journal entries, homework assignments, letters, and conversations that give the book immediacy the teenage conversational idiom is contemporary and well written. Neither Andy's parents nor his psychologist accurately perceive the depth of Andy's depression, with tragic results-Andy, at the end, commits suicide. The driver, Andy Jackson, is unable to resolve his feelings of guilt and remorse. When star basketball player Robert Washington and his three closest friends mix drinking and driving in a postgame victory celebration, Robert is killed in an auto accident. ![]()
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