This is the first novel that I have read written in second person. Even though Kyle is the main character, he tells the story as if we the readers are him experiencing the choices he does and does not make. Kyle is another angry teenager who everyone considers a loser because he does not apply himself at anything. I see several of my students in this novel. I even see myself in the novel with the comments that Kyle's parents and teachers make. I know nothing I say will matter to most students because they have already decided they don't want to amount to anything like Kyle.
Because Kyle "fakes" his way through school and homework, he ends up at Midlands High instead of attending Odyssey high school with the rest of his friends. He meets Zack, who reminds me of the Paul Finch character in American Pie, who changes Kyle's world.
After you have read the novel, you will realize why Benoit chose to use second person point of view. Neat idea, and I hope none of you are like Kyle. Would you make the same choices Kyle makes if you were in his shoes?
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