Wired Man and Other Freaks of Nature
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781467785631
Pages
253 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ben has to wear hearing aids, but being inseparable from the super-popular Tyler allows him to think of himself as normal. But Tyler blows him off senior year and Ben needs to rethink who he is--and who Tyler is.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL970L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family violence; Physical disability; hearing loss; sexual abuse
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Maine Literary Award, 2017, Finalist, Young Adults
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2016
Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth, 2017
Keywords
high school; soccer; friendship; relationships; college; hearing aids; insecurity
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kaufman, Sashi, "Wired Man and Other Freaks of Nature" (2016). Diverse Families. 1626.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1626