It's the summer before senior year, and Marcus should be hanging out, filling his sketchbook, maybe asking a girl out for once. So why is he in a car with his brother, his brother's girl, and the pistol, headed straight toward his dad?David Hernandez writes with striking lyricism and unfaltering poise. Suckerpunch marks the debut of a superb and important new literary talent.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
How it reads
Character focusSmall ensemble
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFamily
Content notes
- Drug usemoderateunreviewed
- Child abusemoderateunreviewed
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