Carter's Unfocused, One-Track Mind: A Novel

by Brent Crawford Narrated by Nick Podehl

Overview

After an eventful freshman year and a disastrous summer, fifteen-year-old Will Carter returns to Merrian High none the wiser. The year starts off pretty normally. He's back on the football field (the bench area of the field). He and his boys start a fight club to defend themselves against Scary Terry Moss, who is out of juvie and hunting Carter. And he goes to homecoming again with Amber Lee. The good news: she's really into him this year. The bad news: she's all kinds of pregnant (not with his kid, but that probably goes without saying).

When his on-again/off-again girlfriend, Abby, is accepted to the New York Drama School, Carter's world is thrown upside down. She wants him to apply to the school too. He knows it would be awesome, and he's pretty sure Abby would let him see her naked in New York. But what about his boys? And with his sister headed to college, can his parents survive without him? Plus, the application is really long.

It will take a lot of soul-searching (and in-school suspensions) for Carter to make his decision. In the meantime, there are plenty of classes to be late to, parties to avoid, and cops to run from.

The laughs and good times continue in Carter's Unfocused, One-Track Mind, the third book in the Carter series.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal - Audio

Gr 9 Up—Will Carter returns as a sophomore to Merrian High after summer vacation, and his 15-year-old male hormone induced ADD is at a record high. He's still in love with Abby, who has been accepted into the prestigious New York Drama School. She encourages Carter to apply, much to the initial dismay of his mother—he's leaving "just when he is getting fit to live with." The possibility of moving to New York—and being alone with Abby—catapults Carter's goldfish-like attention span to become focused on reaching his goals: raising a plummeting GPA (albeit with the help of numerous Saturday detentions) and being accepted at NYDS. A handful of side stories fill in the school year. Amber Lee gives birth (not Carter's baby); Carter's sister falls in love with his nemesis, Scary Terry; he and his "boys" form a flight club with one pair of boxing gloves; and the drama geeks thwart the principal's plans to shut down the controversial musical, Rent. Carter's internal conversations are cover-your-mouth funny in their perfect blend of male teenage crudeness, hidden vulnerability, and raw honesty. Nick Podehl talent as a voice actor is unmatched, and his narration here is spot-on. Brent Crawford's terrific novel (Hyperion, 2012) offers listeners a glimpse into the typical mind of a young adult male who can't remember his own phone number, but knows all the colors of his girlfriend's bras. A must-have.—Cheryl Preisendorfer, Twinsburg City Schools, OH

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172609299
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	08/07/2012
Edition description:	Unabridged

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