Sunday, July 24, 2011

King of the Screwups / K. L. Going / 310 pages / Gateway Award Nominee 2011-2012

Liam Geller's mom is an international model and his dad is a business CEO who has appeared in numerous business magazines.  Liam messes up an interview on TV when he is nervous and remembers that his media specialist told him to just be honest.  Senior year, his dad discovers him partially dressed and drunk on his desk.  Another senior honor roll student is with him, also missing clothes.  His dad throws him out of the house.  His mother arranges to have him stay with his cross-dressing uncle, Aunt Pete, instead of his strict grandparents.  Liam tries to stop being Mr. Popularity.  Instead of meeting Lian for his birthday, Liam's dad sends an army recruiter.  Liam agrees to drop out of school and enter the army - again to please his dad.  He believes he in a total screwup and it doesn't matter.  His uncle convinces him otherwise and his mom agrees.  He stay in Pine Ville.

Gateway Award Nominee 2011-2012

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