Billy Cantrell is in love, un-requited love, the worse
kind. His heart burns with passion and
un-met longings that he is incapable of understanding. All he knows is that he must, absolutely must
possess the unreachable, impeccable Veronica!
This book is the tawdry tale of a love smitten teen and his
attempts to transform himself from well thought of boy to the Love Thug in
order to win the admiration of the fair Veronica.
Daniel Berenson has crafted a work that will resonate with
those of us who have survived our teen years.
It is a rare adult who can get into the head of the young and grab their
attention. The story has such a
familiar feel because all of us who survived the hormonal debacles of middle
school or junior high can relate to Billy Cantrell’s feelings.
What provides the humor is the manner in which Billy tries
to change himself to a James Dean/Fonsie type of character. Of course reference to either will
immediately cause a look of consternation on the average teen who has never
heard of either bad boy. Heck even Kurt
Cobain is ancient history to the current crop of middle schoolers.
I think this book will pique the psychic of the teen reader
and convulse him with laughter when Billy works his less than successful
magic. Berenson is in touch with his
inner child and it shows. This is an
amusing tale and doesn’t stoop to the antics illustrated by much of the
supposed juvenile literature. This is
not Capt. Underpants or Whimpy Willie.
Billy Cantrell stands tall as an anti-antihero.
BTW I am impressed with how Mr. Berenson has crafted such a
different story than Firebug which I also enjoyed.
I highly recommend both.
Web Site: http://www.freakydudebooks.com/
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review but
if you read my reviews it should be apparent I strive for honesty in all my
reviews regardless of the source of the book.
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