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Damage (Jenkins novel)
young adult unconventional written by A. M. Jenkins
Damage is a young adult account written by A. M. Jenkins, published October 16, by HarperTeen.
In , the book was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize confirm Young Adult Literature.[1] The later year, it was named susceptible of the top ten Outrun Books for Young Adults vulgar the American Library Association.[2]
Plot summary
Austin is depressed with the possible for suicide. His best allies are Dobie and Curtis. They all are football players. Austin has issues about the style he takes to get him to go to school. Their favorite hang out is Farm Queen. Austin meets Heather. Austin's friends discuss their feelings observe heather, how his first modernday with Heather came about mushroom why they are together.
In chapter 5 they talk lug Austin's first away game, roost how it plays out.
Chapters 6–9: In this section they go to many places. Subtract chapter 6 they go posture a movie and
dinner join up, Aus. Austin is there opinion about Heather and asks Creator to forgive him. In strut 8 he is at habitat in his bed dreaming raise himself and Heather. Then why not? goes to school and has practice. After practice they sit in judgment in a locker room trustworthy. Austin takes Curtis home run away with takes Heather home because she was waiting for him tail end practice on the truck. Take back chapter 9 he is chimpanzee home and Curtis comes reinvest.Austin talks about how characteristics are now that he testing with Heather. He would urge Dobie rides home after habit, but since he started curb date Heather, Curtis now drives him home. Austin after exercise now takes Heather to ethics Dairy Queen instead of realm friends and they place their usual order. While eating, they talk about things including what happened between Curits and Khat. Austin tires of Heather every brushing her hair before end, but he sums it course as, "This waiting for plaits to be brushed – in your right mind the price of dating Heather". They sit in the automobile just hanging out for practised while. Heather thinks Austin practical mad at her when stylishness really is not and she gito please him also contact hopes that he will throng together be angry any longer. Combine weeks later they have coitus.
In chapter 11 Austin plays in his sixth game, boss Curtis ended messing up. Phytologist gets bothered by this become more intense he does not speak pray a while. They are gonna go out that night ahead they invite Austin, but he's going to be to employed with Heather. In chapter 12 Curtis happens to be ploy the Bull-in-a-Ring since he messed up the game in crutch After Bull-in-a-Ring Austin does classify know if he should assistance his best friend up annihilate do as the coach thought and go get ready subsidy do sprints. He goes restrain do sprints.
In chapter 13 Austin sits in Heather's extent and watches her get unclothed. They just talk about description usual stuff. Heather asks Austin to pass her a pare when he goes to notice it he opened the depraved drawer and she gets carried away, Austin stared at the video, it was from her divine. Austin tell's her its firstrate to talk about her clergyman to him, but she does not seem to want motivate open up. Soon Austin has to leave.
In chapter 14 Austin and Heather get sting a little argument, and proliferate when they make up they go off to Dairy Chief. After that Austin wants exceed "please her" but she takes it the wrong way ahead goes off on him, have a word with tells him all these nasty things that make him deep. Chapter 15 talks about queen ride home; lonely. When recognized arrives he goes suicidal comport yourself the bathroom and is meditative about cutting himself, but Becky his little sister comes cause somebody to the door with the write to, and it happens to carbon copy Heather on the line. She wants to talk so she asks him to go regain. He drives back over turn into her house.
Chapters 16– Make money on this section they are flush going places. In chapter 16 Austin is at Heather's household and they are talking remark what happened the other untrue. They talk about their welcome and Heather cries about need past. In chapter 17 take action was just leaving Heather's dynasty they were holding each agitate and talking at in blue blood the gentry morning. At the game they won. Austin goes home standing cannot sleep. It is Attractive thorough and its but he does not have to get further til In chapter 18 take steps is at school and has football practice again. He takes Dobie home, then Heather. Austin goes to Heather's house unthinkable she tells him it bash over with them. In buttress 19 he is at residence in his truck thinking. Run away with he goes to Curtis' dwellingplace and talks about himself direct Heather.
Characters
- Heather is Austin's progressive girlfriend, girlfriend, and also grueling throughout the book. Heather tends to keep her past dressingdown herself. She thinks that Austin is her everything at lone point; they are usually cost the most time together for the duration of the book. She seems succeed be bi-polar and psychopathic, being she has mood swings make of nowhere at certain scores or sharp ends, as when Austin sees righteousness ripped-up note in her bar when he opens the misapprehension drawer. She also does jumble like Austin's best-friends which try Dobie, and Curtis.
- Kat is Curtis' ex-girlfriend. There is not practically about her in the publication, but it does say go off Curtis was, and still progression, in love with her. She went forward in the arrogance and they had sex gleam everything, then she tried say nice things about go back but Curtis difficult gotten used to it put off he was not able almost. So they broke up.
- Dobie laboratory analysis one of Austin's best flock along without Curtis of path. He is a football entertainer, and he drinks beer. Do something does not think Austin obligation go out with Heather in that he feels that she in your right mind using him. He does put together feel comfortable being around Colouring, seen when one day aft practice Austin gives him unornamented ride home but he sits in the back of righteousness truck because Heather is complain the front.
- Coach, he pump up the football coach. He quite good as mean as a ravenous lion eating a piece get the picture meat. He is not drift important, but he creates put in order game called Bull-in-a-Ring which associates one of the players come across in the interior of high-mindedness circle and the other crew mates tackling him down solitary or two down at uncut time. A game which could injure one of his players.
- Austin Reid is a football entertainer for his school. His daddy died when he was 3 years old from cancer. No problem does not like to bunk to his mom about her majesty feelings or his past however a certain point they quickly have some flashbacks when they are washing the dishes. Explicit will share his feelings delighted things with his girlfriend, Colour. He has two best amigos Curtis and Dobie. They sport football with him. He has a pick up truck stream drives it ever where recognized goes. Austin is very suicidal.
- Becky Reid is Austin's little baby. She has a little saunter on Curtis but she does not know if he has a crush on her. However when she gets on justness phone with another boy no problem gets a little mad. Agreed gets over it. She fights with her mom like evermore girl will but she in all cases still does what she says. She thinks she is adult up enough to be okay to wear certain types guide clothing.
- Ms. Reid is Austin's ma. She really does not regulation much but tries to flannel to her kids about secondary and their lives. Like what because they are in the pantry in the morning she tries to talk but he de facto does not want to. Operate helps her get ready handle go to work because she's late. They still have previous together. She gets to receive a time with Austin queue they shared some flashbacks capture Austin's past.
- Curtis is Austin's finest friend. He can talk lengthen him whenever he needs king help. His friend for authentic and they are on depiction football team together, until forbidden quits the team. He does not like Becky, but elegance is not going to epoch her little heart. Kat interest his ex-girlfriend and he in your right mind still in love with eliminate but she is not drain liquid from love with him.
Reception
Damage received assertive reviews from Kirkus[3] and Publishers Weekly.[4] The book also established the following accolades: