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Gr 9 Up—Arlo Santiago, 17, is a lover of all things extreme, from racing his dirt bike through the New Mexican landscape to competing for the highest score on the video game Drone Pilot. However, it may all be just a cover for dealing with the darkness in his life: his mother's death was all-too sudden, his father drinks too much, and his sister is slowly deteriorating from Huntington's disease. In a plot point that borders a bit on the unbeliev...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Still reeling from his mother's sudden death, seventeen-year-old Arlo spends his time performing daredevil dirt-bike tricks and excelling at <i>Dr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Though the protagonist, Arlo, is reckless and irreverent, he quickly gains readers’ admiration with his humility and discipline. He’s flustered by an early-morning call from an air force major, for example, not because he gets congratulated for his virtual drone-flying, but because it interferes with his routine of getting ready in “exactly two minutes and twenty-seven seconds.” The well-developed plot realistically depicts...Log In or Sign Up to Read More