num_pages: 128
description: The kids at school call Jinsen “Buddha Boy”—he wears oversize tie-dyed dragon T- shirts, shaves his head, and always seems to be smiling. He’s clearly a freak. Then Justin is paired with him for a class project. As he gets to know Jinsen and his incredible artistic talent, Justin questions his own beliefs. But being friends with Buddha Boy isn’t simple, especially when Justin realizes that he’s going to have to take sides. What matters more: the high school social order or getting to know someone extraordinary?
language: English
title: Buddha Boy
titlecomplete: Buddha Boy
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Young Adult, School, Coming Of Age, Religion, Teen, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Art
ratings_count: 1211
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Audie Award
category: Audio Drama, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Young Adult–Fiction, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Children's Fiction
publisher: Speak