Winger #2
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
September 2015
On Sale: September 8, 2015
Featuring: Ryan Dean West
416 pages ISBN: 1481418297 EAN: 9781481418294 Kindle: B00TBKYKWO Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Ryan Dean West is back to his boarding school antics in this bitingly funny sequel to Winger, which Publishers Weekly called โalternately hilarious and painful, awkward and enlighteningโ (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Itโs his last year at Pine Mountain, and Ryan Dean should be focused on his future, but instead, heโs haunted by his past. His rugby coach expects him to fill the roles once played by his lost friend, Joey, as the rugby teamโs stand-off and new captain. And somehow heโs stuck rooming with twelve-year-old freshman Sam Abernathy, a cooking whiz with extreme claustrophobia and a serious crush on Annie Altmanโaka Ryan Deanโs girlfriend, for now, anyway.
Equally distressing, Ryan Deanโs doodles and drawings donโt offer the relief they used to. Heโs convinced N.A.T.E. (the Next Accidental Terrible Experience) is lurking around every cornerโand then he runs into Joeyโs younger brother Nico, who makes Ryan Dean feel paranoid that heโs avoiding him. Will Ryan Dean ever regain his sanity?
From the author of the National Book Awardโnominated 100 Sideways Miles, which Kirkus Reviews called โa wickedly witty and offbeat novel,โ Stand-Off is filled with hand-drawn infographics and illustrations and delivers the same spot-on teen voice and relatable narrative that legions of readers connected with in Winger.
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