I’m not sure about my feelings for this book. I liked it, but I’m not sure a teen would. (obviously I’m wrong because somehow it was nominated for these lists) The main character, James, seems older then 18 to me. Emotionally, James feels about 25 or older to me. I think the topics he is concerned with and his obsession with precise English make me feel he is older then 18. I’m not sure how teens would feel about this. I am also not sure if I would classify this as a “boy book” or a “girl book”. The cover picture isn’t that girly but it also doesn’t shout boy to me. I think boys and girls would pick it up. The main character is a boy. I think that would appeal to a lot of boys because not many fiction books for teens have male main characters (or at least not many I’m exposed to). I think a lot of girls like to read about girls, even tho some of the lesser characters in this book are female and interesting, I’m not sure if that’s enough. I recognize that some girls do like to read about boys and I am generalizing but this is a blog and blogs are for opinions right? So here is another …. This book might be too emotional for boys. Don’t get me wrong I liked this book (didn’t love it) but I’m not sure if a teen would, especially a male teen. I don’t know. I give up. I’m having an indecisive day.