If I Grow Up

I like this author. He can write from different perspectives. His writing always pulls you in from the first page. I use this book for independent reading… and students love the book.

I brought this book for my daughter and she loved the book so much, she couldn't put it down. She said it was a very interesting read and she came to tell me how the book went and her opinion. I'm glad she enjoyed the book and she recommend the book to her friends.

Book came early, and the story itself was amazing.

I bought the book as a gift for a family member since he said he would love to read it again and he can’t find it on the library. The book came in great, new, intact, with no dents or whatsoever! Very happy about my purchase! And fast shipping too!

This fast paced all to real book will keep you up all night. Death, drugs, and poverty are all to real in our society today. The consequences of circumstance are shown beautifully and honestly in this novel, a favorite of mine and one of the best Todd Strasser has to offer. Worth every penny.

This book is a true coming to age novel and so real to what today's teenagers are dealing with in today's society. My 9th grade class read this book and they could not put it down. They were wishing the book could be turned into a movie. Student's would volunteer to read and class discussion were turn into debates, but it made my kids want to read more books written by this author. A must read!

I'm an 8th grade teacher in an urban district, and my reluctant readers (especially boys!) love this book. I've had many copies stolen over the past few years, so whenever I find a cheap copy, I buy it. It's a great story with a sad (but realistic!) ending.

This is one of my go to books for reluctant readers. One of my students called this book bada**. I had to tell him to use appropriate school language, but his recommendation got some other kids to pick it up.

Good impression of what the live in rural areas where chance are low and crime rate is high. Liked the plot and that not everything always leads to a happy ending.