Stupid Fast (Felton Reinstein trilogy)
"Surprises abound in this future youth classic..."--VOYA, June 2011"It's rare to gain access to a male teen's thoughts at his most vulnerable... "--Shelf Awareness"Young readers looking for a genuinely memorable first-person narrator...should really catch up to Stupid Fast..." - Minneapolis Star Tribune"...one of my freshmen boys asked to read my ARC. I had to say yes because he's one of my reluctant readers. He isn't reluctant anymore! He tore through this book and was so proud when he gave it back to me; he finished the book and wanted to read another. As a teacher or librarian, does it get any better than that?!If you want to read something fantastically funny, pick upStupid Fast. If you want to read something honest and refreshing, pick upStupid Fast. I can't recommend this debut novel enough. Geoff Herbach has really impressed me and I CAN'T WAIT to read more of his work!" -YA Love" In this struggling and often clueless teen, Herback has created an endearing character coming to terms with his past and present in a small, well-defined Wisconsin town." -Booklist" Herback is at this peak limning the confusion and frustration of a young man who no longer recognizes his own body, and Felton's self-deprecation take on his newly awarded A-list status is funny and compelling." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"This story has a little bit of everything: the challenges of growing up, the issues surrounding interracial romance, navigating tough class issues, and a narrator who is one of the most real, honest, and still funny male voices to come around in a while." -Yalsa"STUPID FAST is a great addition to a genre that is lacking in stories based around a main male teenage character." -An Avid Reader's Musings"Geoff Herbach does a nice job of getting into Felton's mind and presenting his thoughts in a realistic tone." -Reading Vacation"Felton Reinstein is one of my favorite male protagonists of the year." -Happy Nappy Bookseller"Stupid Fastis Geoff's debut novel and I can say this is the most pleasant surprise so far this year!" -Cari's Book Blog"I fully admit that I devoured this book in one complete sitting. The mixture of serious emotions, life changing discoveries, and all out humor, madeStupid Fasta book that I simply couldn't set down." -Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile"Delving straight into the teenage boy mind and hitting on topics both funny and hefty,Stupid Fasthits right into the struggles of a teenage guy from first love to finding himself to dealing with a quirky family in a great way. With a main character that truly is "average," a jerk at times and a total sweetheart at others, confused and awkward but then confidant and sure, this one is engaging and real. Through rambling in voice at times, and most definitely very boy in a way that could be a turn off to some female readers, the story is well written and well developed, providing a solid debut." -A Good Addiction