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A Scary Scene In A Scary Movie (2011)

by Matt Blackstone(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0374364214 (ISBN13: 9780374364212)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

review 1: Rene is different from the other kids. His OCD sets him apart, as does his shyness. He lives with his mother, but his father is a constant phantom presence in his life. When Rene finally reaches out to one of his teachers who is having a rough first year, he also makes a new friend, Gio, a likable poet who loves to steal umbrellas. The two are superheroes against the world until Rene's father comes back into his life. Gio meets Phil and sees that Rene was not exaggerating and the two decide to run away to New York, but New York city isn't a safe place for two teenage boys, as they soon find out. This touching and funny tale captures the mind of a superhero-obsessed, troubled young boy with OCD with touching aplomb. This is a fast-moving story that incorporates humor a... morend adventure from the point of view of a troubled young boy without being juvenile or obvious. This could be a good book for a reading group, as it invites further discussion from readers.
review 2: Freshman Rene Fowler has obsessive compulsive disorder and spends much of his day trying not to smell his hand or to make any decisions when the time happens to add up to the number 13. He is more than slightly socially awkward, which, of course, means that he is the butt of many bullies' teasing, especially that of classmate Johnny Van Slyke. Rene becomes protective of his struggling new teacher Mr. Head, and, to his dismay, defends him against some of his less attentive classmates. When cool new student Gio befriends Rene, he isn't sure what to make of him. Nor is he sure what to make of his estranged father's return to the family after several years of absence. One thing he knows, though, is that his father is verbally and emotionally abusive, and has anger management issues. Disappointed that his mother has allowed the man back into their lives, Rene runs away from home, and because they have nowhere else to go, he and Gio head to New York. They have many adventures there, and Rene meets up with a girl on whom he has a crush. Gio writes poetry, steals umbrellas, and the two end up spending the night on the streets after Gio loses the money he planned to use to buy bus tickets home. Things are resolved neatly for all, and Rene returns home to a repentant mother. While some of this was engaging, I felt that I had read this same story in slightly different forms many times before. less

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