Inexcusable (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689847899)

I am a good guy.
Keir Sarafian may not know much, but he knows himself. And the one thing he knows about himself is that he is a good guy. A guy who's a devoted son and brother, a loyal friend, and a reliable teammate. And maybe most important of all, a guy who understands that when a girl says no, she means it. But that is not what Gigi Boudakian, childhood friend and Keir's lifelong love, says he is. What Gigi says he is seems impossible to Keir....It is something inexcusable -- the worst thing he can imagine, the very opposite of everything he wants to be.
As Keir recalls the events leading up to his fateful night with Gigi, he realizes that the way things look are definitely not the way they really are -- and that it may be all too easy for a good guy to do something terribly wrong.
Chris Lynch has written a no-holds-barred story about truth, lies, and responsibility -- a story that every good guy needs to hear.

Author: Chris Lynch
ISBN-10: 0689847890
ISBN-13: 9780689847899
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.82w x 0.75d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 101889 / Inexcusable

Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 81
Booklist 09/15/2005 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2005 pg. 69
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2005 pg. 1142
School Library Journal 11/01/2005 pg. 140
Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 8
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2005 pg. 12
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 46
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2005 pg. 401 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2005 pg. 192 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 12
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2006 pg. 83
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 95 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style