Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson is an amazing best book for reluctant readers and teenagers. The protagonist is a teenage boy named Tyler Miller, and the plot is his journey through the incredibly demanding maze we’ve all been through called high school and adolescence. I read it with my students and in this class of reluctant male and female readers, they amazingly asked if they could take the books with them and keep reading. Written in 2007, this book addresses modern concerns of teenagers. Although there is drinking, a teenage boy and girl relationship, internet misuse, and a gun, none of it is told in a way that would teach your adolescent a bad lesson, in fact it is the opposite. There are good lessons that this book will share with teenagers, and it will actually make teens want to read!

Young Adult
272 pages
ISBN-10: 0142411841
ISBN-13: 978-0142411841
Lexile Level: 680L
Ages 12 - 17