num_pages: 128
description: With his shaved head and begging bowl the new kid is an automatic target for the bully boys of Edward Rucher High—an easy mark for their casual cruelty.Watching this, Justin would gladly stay as far from the newcomer as possible—until their economics teacher pairs them for a project and he finds himself becoming fascinated by the kid the others mock as “Buddha Boy.” The thing is, friendship with an outcast always carries a price, and soon Justin must decide if he can stay silent in the face of what he knows.A scorching portrait of contemporary high school life, featuring a character listeners will never forget.
language: English
title: Buddha Boy
titlecomplete: Buddha Boy (Economy)
genres: Fiction, Religion, Coming Of Age, Teen, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Art, Audiobook
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: Full Cast Audio