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Permanent Record (2013)

by Leslie Stella(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1477816399 (ISBN13: 9781477816394)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Skyscape

review 1: This was one of the books I picked up on a whim, the cover got me, I admit it. Sixteen-year old Badi withdrew from his old high school with lots of issues that he hopes to leave behind. An outcast, he’s angry with life, often bullied by others and he uses revenge upon his tormentors. With medical issues, Badi sees a medical professional who he says all the right words to so it doesn’t raise any red flags. His father changes their last name before the school year but with Badi, he got a whole new alias, he is now Bud Hess. It is as if, leaving his Iranian name behind would make his life any easier but it is only a name, a part of the person that Badi had now become and his troubles are not far behind. With such a wonderful start to the book, I was expecting the te... morempo to continue throughout the book but I found things starting to drift off. Bud tries at school but with his anxiety and his past creeping into his head, he struggles to stay positive and focused at succeeding at school. His history just won’t let go and it put him in disarray. Joining the newspaper, he hopes to find a niche, a place where he can belong. I enjoyed the authors writing style and language, it was the tempo and the adventures of the book that I wanted more of. The novel has some great points and with such a small book, it is a quick read. Tackling issues about school injustice, bullying, and inequality, I believe she was effective.
review 2: Amazing, incredibly written story of a 16 year old trying to deal with clinical depression and increasingly severe panic attacks. He's an Iranian-American who has been bullied and picked on for who he is and who he's perceived to be by those around him. After an "incident" at his high school, his father shortens the family name to Hess, changes Badi's name to Bud, and enrolls him in a new school. While school starts out well enough, things go down hill quickly and spiral out of control for Badi/Bud. I read this book in one sitting, as intense as it was. I've never read such accurate descriptions of anxiety attacks. I actually felt like I was the one having them. It was so easy to put myself in Badi's place, to feel for him, his absolute hopelessness, his despair. I don't know if I can say I enjoyed reading this book, but it was definitely engrossing, intense, and visceral. less

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