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Reviewed on March 1, 2006
Gr 8-Up Benji moves in with his emotionally distant father and well-meaning stepmother, Janet, to escape his alcoholic mother -s boyfriend -s sexual abuse. Unfortunately, he can -t escape his demons. He spends his days at his Oregon high school scribbling his misery in notebooks and getting stoned with other misfits. His only hopeful thoughts are of Lacie, the troubled girl he left behind. These feelings become conflicted when he is attracted to Rianna, a popular girl ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More