Jess, Surviving Normal

Kirjan Jess, Surviving Normal (2019) on kirjoittanut Jim Billman. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Independently Published. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 310 sivua ja se on nidottu.

Jess, Surviving Normal is a young adult novel about a smart and athletic high school student who finds life at his new, large city school both challenging and dangerous. Moving from a tranquil small-town high school to a large inner-city one immediately puts a crimp in Jess Jemison's style as well as his side. With his start delayed, it costs the sophomore a chance at the basketball team, and the notoriety that precedes him makes the acclimation process even more difficult. It's not until he is befriended by two classmates that matters take a turn for the better-or do they? Gangs, family, sports and racial issues keep Jess and his new friends in a scramble as they deal with the day-to-day events of adolescence. Jess, Dan-el and Jen, each in their own way, are smart and capable young people. Jess is reticent, shy and predictably na ve in his new setting, Dan-el is the portrait of a charismatic leader, and Jen is a steadying influence who knows what she wants and how to get it. Each is involved in sports: Jess in baseball, Dan-el in boxing, and Jen in basketball. If there is a common denominator in all that is diverse, it's due to the strength of family.