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Review: Spurt by Chris Miles, 2017, is a realistic fiction chapter book about a high school boy who has yet to hit puberty! Its a great example of the genre because it's about real life events that happen to all young boys!
Blurb: I would keep this book in the classroom for children to read if they wished but I don't think I would make anyone read it, or read it aloud to the class.
Quote: “And he was still stranded on Pubeless Island.“

“All he had to do, basically, was fake puberty.“

Although I rated this book as a pick, I don't know if I would use this book in my classroom simply because it might be a little crude based on the language and humor written in the book and I wouldn't want to offend any of the students by sharing it.

Spurt written by Chris Miles. Chapter 1 p.3-8. Introduces an 8th grader, Jack Sprigley, who hasn't reached puberty yet and he feels like his friends ditched him because he still has a “child-like“ body. This book could be relatable, specifically for young boys, who feel like they haven't reached man-hood either in order to understand that every body will grow at different paces.