Stoner & Spaz

Allie and I stopped talking when we were sixteen, but we were best friends for years. She introduced me to alternative music and Jackie Chan movies. We shared laughter and secrets and talked about boys and the Lord of the Rings actors. Being friends with her helped me feel comfortable in my own skin......more

I chose this book because like the protagonist I have spastic cerebal palsy, also similar to Ben it affects only one side of my body. I was interested to see how a non-handicap author portrays a disabled person. There are multiple levels of CP ranging from the very mild to very severe; Ben and I are......more

This is definitely a YA. Kinda sad story. Ben is a lonely teen with no friends. He has let his disability define him so that when people do talk to him he thinks they are being mean or rude. Colleen is a drug addict who thinks she is having fun. Somehow they strike up a friendship where Ben learns h......more

it was merely ok. i really liked ben's character, but found colleen to be both irritating and unrealistic. some of her "drug problems" come across as particularly unrealistic and might make anyone who knows more about the topic than the author snicker just a bit. for instance: colleen winds up in th......more