After 8 months he told him he could rejoin the family. He even made Bo watch their family open Christmas presents, when he didn't get a single present. All he would get was food and a place to sleep. His dad told him he would be paying for it and that he was no longer a part of the family until he did it twenty times. The last time he slammed the door so hard the window in the room shattered. Bo did 19 times without making a peep, everyone his dad staring at him making sure he didn't make a noise.

His dad woke up and was very upset, so for his punishment he told him to open and close the door quietly twenty times. As soon as he did he knew it was a huge mistake. When he was seven Bo’s dad was sleeping on his chair and Bo ran inside and slammed the door on accident. He had a rough childhood in the fact that his dad was very mean to him but not in the way you would think. In this book there were a lot of interesting things that happened in the plot. Overall, it was a fun exciting book to read.

It had a great story line and it had a lot of real life problems that I think many people can relate to. Though labeled a quitter by his father, Beau trains relentlessly for the triathalon, eventually finding support from a source he never expected, even as his jerk of a father actively attempts to sabatoge Beau's chances in the race.Īnyone who has a difficult relationship with a parent will find much to think about in Beau's story. Nak's before school anger management group.Īt first, Beau refuses to believe that he belongs in the group, but eventually becomes a willing participant and forms deep relationships with the rest of the 'Nak pack.' Beau's story is told mainly through his letters to his idol, Larry King.īeau plans to compete in a triathalon. After Beau calls this teacher an asshole (true, but, alas, not allowed at school) he is ordered to attend Mr. extremely controlling and not willing to listen). He is a master of the problem novel.īeau Brewster is a 17 year old boy who gets into a power struggle with a teacher who is very much like Beau's dad (ie. Chris Crutcher has a background in psychology and his depiction of kids in crisis is always insightful and often heartbreaking. However, once I read this book, I was hooked. Being a consummate couch potato, the sports that permeate Crutcher's novels was initially a turn-off. Thanks to a professor in an adolescent lit class, I first picked up this marvelous book.

Ironman by chris crutcher