Someone call the Disney Channel, I think we have found their next made-for-tv movie. Throughout my entire read through this book, I kept saying to myself, "How cliche." Because of this, my response to this novel may seem a little harsh. To me, everything from the characters to plot seemed so familiar and overdone, that I had a very difficult time getting into the story. Also, the author's juvenile deliver was somewhat of a turn-off for me. However, I could see how this might resonate with the intended audience of the book, so I can overlook that.
With my criticisms stated, I can now look at the bight side of the book; there are some very relevant issues to students' lives addressed within the chapters of this story. As the protagonist of the story is, I also am a hater of name calling in schools. My stomach still balls up in a knot whenever I hear the word faggot. If for nothing else, I believe that this book could be read in a classroom, in a school, to help students to understand the consequences of name calling. I think the No-Name week is a terrific idea, and perhaps will suggest something like it when I get into a school. It is on these merits that I feel this book could be used, not its literary value.
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