Fish in the Sky by Fridrik Erlings
Candlewick, September 11th, 2012
When Josh turns thirteen,
his father sends him a stuffed falcon. Besides his aunt's pear tart, it
is the only good thing that happens. His seventeen-year-old female
cousin moves into the storage room connected to his room, he thinks he's
in love, his best friend seems babyish, and his body begins changing--
making school unbearable. So Josh stops going to school. He wanders,
trying to figure out who this terrible person is that he's becoming.
Erling portrays Josh's emotions with brutal honestly, capturing the
confusion of becoming a teen with realistic detail. Young teens will see
a reflection of themselves in Josh while their parents (who should be
required to read the book) will be reminded of the difficulties of
coming-of-age.
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