Stand-Off

Winger Series #2

De: Andrew Smith

Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne

It's his last year at Pine Mountain, and Ryan Dean should be focused on his future, but instead he's haunted by his past. His rugby coach expects him to fill the roles once played by his lost friend, Joey, as the rugby team's stand-off and new captain. And somehow he's stuck rooming with 12-year-old freshman Sam Abernathy, a cooking whiz with extreme claustrophobia and a serious crush on Annie Altman - aka Ryan Dean's girlfriend, for now, anyway. Equally distressing, Ryan Dean's doodles and drawings don't offer the relief they used to. He's convinced N.A.T.E. (the Next Accidental Terrible Experience) is lurking around every corner - and then he runs into Joey's younger brother, Nico, who makes Ryan Dean feel paranoid that he's avoiding him. Will Ryan Dean ever regain his sanity?

©2015 Andrew Smith (P)2015 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A brave, wickedly funny novel about grief and finding a way to live with it...." (Kirkus)

A fantastic sequel that lives up to the original

Stand Off is a fantastic sequel to Winger, while it did take a while for me to get used to the idea that the main character was acting incredibly unlikable in comparison to the first book, it is completely understandable once certain plot points are revealed and of course the recollection of what happened at the end of the first and it feels completely intentional. It makes you eager to see how the main character will change and grow as a person and how they deal with the emotional and mental repercussions to the finale of Winger. I was a bit wary due to the narrator being changed from the first Winger book but he does a fantastic job and I look forward to hearing them as he appears to be the voiceover for many of Andrew Smith's books.

helped me a lot

this book was amazing, outstanding, brilliant! i am 14 year old girl and even this booked helped me get through a lot, like Nico. i doubted if i was actually the was i thought i was because of others. Ryan deans personality, out look and wittiness is just uplifting in ways. he can also make you feel sad and pull you down. i loved the first book and i definitely love this one!