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The Scar Boys audiobook

  • By: Len Vlahos
  • Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe
  • Category: Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
  • Publish date: January 01, 2014
  • Language: English
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The Scar Boys Audiobook Summary

If RJ Palacio’s Wonder was a young adult novel, it’d be something like The Scar Boys.

A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock ‘n’ roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world…even if you carry scars inside and out.

In attempting to describe himself in his college application essay–help us to become acquainted with you beyond your courses, grades, and test scores–Harbinger (Harry) Jones goes way beyond the 250-word limit and gives a full account of his life.

The first defining moment: the day the neighborhood goons tied him to a tree during a lightning storm when he was 8 years old, and the tree was struck and caught fire. Harry was badly burned and has had to live with the physical and emotional scars, reactions from strangers, bullying, and loneliness that instantly became his everyday reality.

The second defining moment: the day in 8th grade when the handsome, charismatic Johnny rescued him from the bullies and then made the startling suggestion that they start a band together. Harry discovered that playing music transported him out of his nightmare of a world, and he finally had something that compelled people to look beyond his physical appearance. Harry’s description of his life in his essay is both humorous and heart-wrenching. He had a steeper road to climb than the average kid, but he ends up learning something about personal power, friendship, first love, and how to fit in the world. While he’s looking back at the moments that have shaped his life, most of this story takes place while Harry is in high school and the summer after he graduates.

“These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” written by Lee Hazlewood. Copyright ©1965 – 1966 ® 1983 – 1984 Criterion Music Corporation. All rights reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.

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Narrator Lincoln Hoppe
Length 6 hours 22 minutes
Author Len Vlahos
Category
Publisher Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Release date May 03, 2024
ISBN 9780804167277

Subjects

The publisher of the The Scar Boys is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: music, coming of age, realistic fiction, books for 14 year old girls, biographies for teens, teen fiction books, books for 13 year old girls, books for 13 year old boys, books for 14 year old boys, teen books, young adult books, books for teens, ya books, young adult, books for teen girls, books for teen boys, teen girl books, teen boy books, realistic fiction books for kids 12-15, teen books for boys, teen books for girls, sports, baseball, romance, friendship, chapter books, pop culture, urban fiction, drama, drugs, Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age The BISAC Subject Code is Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Additional info

The publisher of the The Scar Boys is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Listening Library. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780804167277.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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