Outside the BoxOutside the Box A Young Adult novel by Dan Allosso Synopsis: Teenager Reid Anderson knows there's something wrong with society, otherwise he wouldn't feel so alienated. He has a problem with authority but can't decide: "am I antisocial or does society suck?" So he goes through life pretending he doesn't care. A new Wii console and simulation game show up in his rec room, and Reid is just bored enough to try them out. When a demon from inside the game threatens him in reality, Reid is plunged into a world of troubled teens he didn't know existed. The demon's challenge takes him on a journey of discovery. Suddenly exposed to other outsiders, Reid learns to question authority and find his own answers. He finds true friends among those labeled defective and cast aside by society-and together, they learn to fight for themselves. Alternative high school student comments: "...it was a sweet book and I want the second one really bad." "I think the characters are perfect for the story." "...your writing style is something I haven't seen very often and it's good." "...the story gets to you - like you're in it." "...I felt more connected to the characters." In Brief... Outside the Box is the story of a bored. lonely teenager’s journey of discovery. Set against a background of video games, teen mental illness, and anticonsumer counterculture; told through the eyes of alienated youth, Outside the Box challenges the safe, orthodox picture of the world championed in many popular teen novels. Initial readings by High School classes of actual alienated youth suggest that the characters and story ring true with these hard-to-please readers. To contact Dan Allosso dan@ For more information: http:/ Buy Outside the Box: http:/ |
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