"Winger" isn't just another teen drama; it's a vivid journey through the highs and lows of adolescence. You'll find yourself riding a wave of emotions alongside Ryan Dean West, from laughter at his witty comics to a punch in the gut from life's harder lessons. It's a powerful blend of the light-hearted and the serious that might remind you of your own school days.

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• Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2016)
• Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2014)
• Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Nominee (2014)
• The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2014)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2015)
• Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (2016)
• Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2016)

Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy. With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart. Filled with hand-drawn info-graphics and illustrations and told in a pitch-perfect voice, this realistic depiction of a teen’s experience strikes an exceptional balance of hilarious and heartbreaking.

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