Publisher:
Empire Books
Author: John
H. Ames
Title:
Surviving Elite High
DRAMA/COMING
OF AGE
Word Count: 46,000
Price: $3.99
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John Henry
Ames is a sixteen-year-old boy from a small New Jersey town. John is humble,
shy and studious. He lives as an outcast in the shadows of an elite high school
where he is tormented by two psychopathic bullies.
On the verge
of dropping out of school due to overdue payments, a teacher enrolls him in a
tutoring program where he meets the school’s star quarterback and hero, Nick
Anthony Hawking. Since he was doing poorly in several subjects, Nick needs
John's help to pass and graduate high school. As John becomes closer to the
jock, he develops a strong affection towards him even though Nick has a strong
reputation of sleeping around with a lot of women. Nick becomes his friend and
protector in school. Their sincere friendship helps to bring out the best in
each of them.
Several
tragedies, like a school shooting, threaten to change their young lives
forever. Will they follow their own voice or return to the safety of their own
shadows?
Surviving
Elite High is a breathtaking saga that illustrates
a
flourishing same-sex love, family, and friendship.
REVIEW:
It is always
great to find a new author with as much promise as John H. Ames. In his first novel he tackles bullying,
school violence, under age sex and family dysfunction in an effort to bring out
a love story between two boys. John, Yes
the book is written as by the main character so you know that isn’t the author’s
real name, is an over sensitive 16 year old with two gal pals and a crush on
the school’s star quarterback. Nick is a
wild ladies man and self-professed sex addict
who needs a tutor.
There is
some heavy drama and high school violence in the story, a bit heavy on the
profanity for my taste, but hey everybody is different. The book has the appearance of a young adult
romance but be aware if you are going to let a teen read it, there is sex, not
graphic, for the most part, but not closed the door on the action either.
I look
forward to more from this author in the future.
It is good to see an author show teenagers as they are, the good and the
bad. Enjoy the book, it’s a fun day’s
read.
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