Tuesday, May 31, 2011

2011 book 136

Aric Davis' Nickel Plated
So Nickel isn't a normal kid--in fact, he's pretty much as far from normal as you can get, living on his own, earning money in a variety of illegal ways. When a girl hires him to find her missing sister, we find out just how unusual Nickel is. Now, let me just say that I loved the writing here--there's just a hint of noir in Nickel's personality--but this is kind of a deeply f-ed up book. Not in a bad way. But f-ed up. A-.

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