Davis’ two best friends already have their descriptors. 22, 2015 Operating under the premise that by high school, a kid is defined by one word only, 12-year-old Davis O’Brien attempts to find his own adjective before anyone else can give him one. It’s a moving journey of self-discovery and a gratifying coming-of-age story. HUSKY by Justin Sayre RELEASE DATE: Sept. And safe.” Threatened when “pretty” best friend Sophie becomes friends with “cool” Allegra, Davis makes harsh self-assessments: “Gross and smelly and fat and dirty and all by myself.” The discovery that he has not been invited to Sophie’s girls-only makeover party devastates Davis: “I need to be made over, because this, whatever this thing is that’s me, isn’t working.” Upsetting revelations (like his mother’s love life) and surprising acts of kindness awaken Davis to the abundant unconditional love in his life, preparing him to accept a completely unexpected adjective. When listening to his beloved operas: “It’s just me and the music, and we’re alone. In a Brooklyn brownstone with his hardworking mother, loud Irish grandmother, and the constant blare of the TV that belonged to his late grandfather-spends all summer fearing his adjective will be “husky.” First-time novelist Sayre, a screenwriter and performer, grants readers an intimate window into Davis’s candid thoughts. According to Davis’s “mean” friend Ellen, all middle-school students receiveĪ single adjective that will follow them through high school.
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