Brewster (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393239751)

The year is 1968. The world is changing, and sixteen-year-old Jon Mosher is determined to change with it. Racked by guilt over his older brother's childhood death and stuck in the dead-end town of Brewster, New York, he turns his rage into victories running track. Meanwhile, Ray Cappicciano, a rebel as gifted with his fists as Jon is with his feet, is trying to take care of his baby brother while staying out of the way of his abusive, ex-cop father. When Jon and Ray form a tight friendship, they find in each other everything they lack at home, but it's not until Ray falls in love with beautiful, headstrong Karen Dorsey that the three friends begin to dream of breaking away from Brewster for good. Freedom, however, has its price. As forces beyond their control begin to bear down on them, Jon sets off on the race of his life--a race to redeem his past and save them all.

Mark Slouka's work has been called "relentlessly observant, miraculously expressive" (New York Times Book Review). Reverberating with compassion, heartache, and grace, Brewster is an unforgettable coming-of-age story from one of our most compelling novelists.

Author: Mark Slouka
ISBN-10: 0393239756
ISBN-13: 9780393239751
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 08/05/2013
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 167837 / Brewster

Award: Alex Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/08/2013
Library Journal 05/15/2013 pg. 72
Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 43
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Shelf Awareness 08/06/2013
New York Times Book Review 08/11/2013 pg. 17
New York Times Book Review 08/18/2013 pg. 22
SLJ Best Adult Bks 4 Teens 12/01/2013 pg. 44
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2014 pg. 12
BookPage 08/01/2013