This Boy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536206050)

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 hypermasculine crustacean king who intimidates the other male lobsters, beds all the lady lobsters, and "wins" at life. At least not according to the ego-bursting feedback he's given in his freshman seminar. But Paul finds a funny, faithful friend in Roby Smalls, and maybe -- oh god, please -- he's beginning to catch the interest of smart, beautiful Natalia Gutierrez. Cruising through high school as a sauced-out, rap-loving beta lobster suits Paul fine, and if life ever gets him down? Smoke a little weed, crunch a few pills . . . it's all good.

But in the treacherous currents of teenage culture, it's easy to get pulled under. With perfect frankness, Lauren Myracle lays bare the life of one boy as he navigates friendship, love, loss, and addiction. It's life at its most ordinary and most unforgettable.

Author: Lauren Myracle
ISBN-10: 1536206059
ISBN-13: 9781536206050
Publisher: Walker Books Us
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2020
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 78
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 02/17/2020
Booklist 02/15/2020 pg. 80
Shelf Awareness 04/21/2020