Love, Ghosts, & Facial Hair

By Herrick, Steven

Publishers Summary:
I'm a normal guy. An average sixteen-year-old. I think about sex, sport, & nose hair. Sex mostly. Jack's got a lot on his mind: He's trying to figure out the mystery of the opposite sex, he can't stop wondering about facial hair, and he won't let go of his mother's ghost, even though she died seven years ago. Jack knows he can't hang on to the past forever, but what he doesn't know is how to let go. Then he meets Annabel. She's beautiful, smart, and she gets him. Suddenly love makes sense, and the future seems hopeful. And for the first time, Jack feels ready to leave the past where it belongs.

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ISBN
978-0-68986-710-1
Publisher
Simon Pulse


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2004

Gr 8-Up Teenaged Jack thinks about sex (a lot), love, Annabel (sex again), nose hair, and his mother, who died of cancer and whose ghost haunts him. His memories-weekend trips with his father and sister, a photo of his mother, science class-are well drawn in first-person free verse. Most of the poems are narrated by the 16-year-old, with some selections by his father or sister. The switch is quick, without warning, and some readers might not realize that the voice has changed. By the end of the book, through numerous growth expe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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