Autumn
is the only girl on her high school wrestling team, and she’s good. A
younger boy, Roland, would like to get to know her better, but Autumn
only has eyes for Adonis. In fact, Autumn is in love with Adonis, a
fellow student who manages her wrestling team when he’s not teaching her
math class, volunteering to tutor and mentor other students, taking
visiting dignitaries on tours of his school, and speaking at school
assemblies. Adonis, however, disdains “regular” people who are not
differently-abled (as he is in his wheelchair), and he cannot stand the
way Autumn flails in academics, nor her relentless pursual of him.
Will Autumn graduate on time, succeed in the face of mean wrestling
opponents, and win Adonis’ heart? This novel in two voices (chapters
alternate between Adonis and Autumn’s different perspectives and voices)
explore differences in abilities and becomes heavy-handed, at times,
but will still appeal to fans of Flake and developing middle school
readers looking for a bit of a love story. --Jessica Fenster-Sparber
Flake, Sharon. Pinned. New York: Scholastic Press, 2012. Print.
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