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MAYBE Brent Runyon Hardcover | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-83543-8 (0-375-83543-1) | October 2006 | $16.95 | Ages 14 up Hardcover Library Binding | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-93543-5 (0-375-93543-6) | October 2006 | $18.99 | Ages 14 up

Brian begins his junior year in a new place. Haunted by the death of his older brother, he struggles to make sense of the world and his place in it. He often daydreams of having sex as an escape and hopes that real sex will help him to find happiness. But he messes up a sexual escapade and discovers the girl is not meant for him. He joins the drama group and pledges as a thespian so that he can hang out in the auditorium. At night he cannot get his mind to stop racing, and he finds himself arguing with his parents about the simplest things. Will his mad race end with disaster or peace?

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Prepared by Pat Strawn, Librarian, John Jay High School, San Antonio, Texas

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