I definitely think this book is relevant for YA, and I appreciate that it is relatable to so many students. I will put it in my library so the kids have access.

Holding Back the Tide
by Frank J. DeRuosi
I Loved this book, It was written with so much feeling and heart and hurt. Sixteen-year-old Charlie McIntyre just made me feel for him so deeply. I loved the well-written book.

This book, damn this book
Spoke to the inner teenager in me that missed out on going through normal life stuff like this instead of what I went through
Charlie with his family and how he was coping with it,
Jackson and his whole struggle with trying to tell Charlie about himself

This book is so damn well written and shows the real emotion behind everything