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Now Playing: Stoner & Spaz II (2011)

by Ron Koertge(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0763650811 (ISBN13: 9780763650810)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Candlewick

series

Stoner & Spaz

review 1: I teetered between three and four stars because while I enjoyed the story, it seemed to run out of gas toward the end. The relationship between Colleen and Ben continues to have ups and downs, with Colleen trying to stay away from drugs and Ben steadfastly believing in her despite many disappointments. Koertge has the chemistry between the two protangonists down perfectly, in my opinion. I'd have liked to have seen something come of Ben's movie-making with the new camera but perhaps there will be another book? Overall, a very satisfying read.
review 2: As with Stoner & Spaz, Koertge writes tight, fast, easy to read prose with an attractively well-realized protagonist in Ben - the wry high school student with CP who lives and longs to make movies. Stoner & Spaz... more II takes up right where the first novel broke off, with Ben longing to see Colleen again, even though she ditched him at the movie premiere. The two reconnect and break apart again and again in their difficult relationship. I think Koertge just couldn't bear to leave his creation - the beautiful, damaged, intelligent, and drug addicted Colleen - mired in the gutter. So while in a way I think the author takes the edge off his original work with this revisiting of the characters, I welcomed reading more about Ben and Colleen and I loved the way he evolved Ben's relationship with his grandmother. Solidly written, and kids who find and love Stoner & Spaz will also love the sequel. less

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