Stick
A Novel
Square Fish · Print & ebook · September 15, 2015
Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied for being "deformed" - he was born with only one ear.
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- Who it’s for
- A raw, hopeful read about sibling loyalty tested by cruelty and the search for belonging.
- Themes
- Sibling loyalty, Family abuse, Bullying and acceptance
- Genres
- YA LGBTQ+, Abuse & Trauma for Teens, YA Sibling Stories
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Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied for being "deformed" - he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can't defend one another from their abusive parents. When Stick realizes Bosten is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again.
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In his search, he will encounter good people, bad people, and people who are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But he never loses hope of finding love - and his brother. From Andrew Smith, the Printz-Honor author of Grasshopper Jungle and Winger, this is a powerful young adult novel full of joy, heartbreak, and survival. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Brothers Under Pressure
A raw, hopeful read about sibling loyalty tested by cruelty and the search for belonging.
Come here for
- A fierce brotherly bond
- An edgy young-adult story of survival
Expect
- Heartbreak alongside flashes of hope
- An emotionally direct reading experience
Where it sits
| YA Sibling Stories | 66% |
|---|---|
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 62% |
| YA LGBTQ+ | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Sibling Stories
- YA LGBTQ+
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens
- Authors
- Andrew Smith
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- September 15, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Sibling loyalty · Family abuse · Bullying and acceptance
- Reading lane
- YA Sibling Stories