![]() ![]() Which is a shame, because Mike’s witty and perceptive and he’s going to be SO GOOD at being an adult. It’d be tough for Teen Me to look past the Psycho moniker he was once saddled with. would have stayed away from him and his unironic dragon-emblazoned jacket. Grownup Me loves the delightfully off-kilter Mike, but Teen Me def. No one’s bound to call these two outcasts boring again, that’s for sure. ![]() How the self-proclaimed boring and friendless Mike got there is all thanks to an unforgettable road trip in a stolen car with the strange new kid named Tschick. It’s the summer after eighth grade, and Mike Klingenberg is being held at a police station far from his home in Berlin. And extra pants for featuring the light blue Lada, which is practically a character in its own right. I prefer the more subdued Aussie version, which reminds me of bits and pieces from the covers for How I Live Now, Winter Town, and The Fault in Our Stars - which are pretty dang good cover to emulate. While this cover strikes the right youthful tone, it’s just a touch too generic. Well, it’s instantly obvious that this is a road trip book, even if the font’s pretty LOUD. ![]()
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