Other People's Crazy
by Gregory Fletcher
Genre: Young Adult
In a high school in suburban Arizona, the biggest kid in his sophomore
class is being bullied by the smallest. With no dad, best friend, or
girlfriend, Brandon’s life feels like pure hopeless chaos. But thanks to
his crazy single mom, a stray dog, a bronco-busting hairdresser, a random
left turn, and boomerang karma from the Universe, Brandon has a chance to
turn his life in a new direction. Chaos, or Choice? They’re both in the
mix of crazy at Mesa Verde High.
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“Hey!” a voice yelled from somewhere.
I looked up across the practice field,
but the heat was so thick the figure standing there wavered like a mirage.
Crouched, poised to take off, the hunching image looked to be a kid from the
nearby elementary school.
I responded, “Hey, yourself.”
The person shouted back aggressively,
“Don’t melt. Grease fires are a bitch!”
Was some snotty little kid making a fat
joke at my expense? Little did he know I had survived my entire middle school
years being called Sumo—as in the super fat Japanese wrestlers, wearing the
extra-large diapers. Thankfully, by the time I reached high school, I’d grown
to tower over my classmates, and the nickname magically disappeared.
Not wanting to pursue the conversation
but, then again, stunned to actually be acknowledged, I watched this small
person take off straight for me. The kid was focused intently, like in a highly
competitive game of Red Rover, where solo players bust through linked arms.
Only there was just me.
The bouncing blond hair and menacing
eyes became recognizable as my jeerer reached centerfield. Stuart, from my
English class, the smallest sophomore—and that was including the girls. No,
make that the smallest in the entire school, including the freshmen. He and I
hadn’t said two words to each other in the month since school had started. Now,
all of a sudden, he was running at me, elbows jetting back and forth, fingers
spread, aiming for me like I was wearing a bullseye on my belly. I waved for
him to stop. But it seemed there was no stopping this hazardous human missile.
Other People’s Crazy marks Gregory Fletcher’s YA novel debut. Other published works include two short stories in the
anthologies The Night Bazaar, and The Night Bazaar: Venice. Also, Fletcher is the author of the craft book Shorts and Briefs (a collection of short plays and brief principles of playwriting).
Thirteen of his plays have been produced Off-Off-Broadway and regionally
in Boston, Provincetown, Moscow (Idaho), and Miami. A native of Dallas,
Texas, a resident of New York City, and a graduate with various degrees in
theatre from C.S.U.N., Columbia University, and Boston
University, Fletcher also teaches at the MA/MFA Maslow Family Creative Writing Program at
Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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this looks like an amazing read.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book for my granddaughter, and it looks fun from the cover.
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