by Gordon Jack
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: November 13, 2018
It’s election season, and three candidates are putting everything on the line to win student body president in the charming new novel by Gordon Jack, author of THE BOOMERANG EFFECT. There is Stacey, the goody two shoes, overly-confident, and compost-friendly candidate, who, until recently, thought she was running unopposed. That’s when Julia Romero comes in, the rebellious new girl from Canada whose last-minute decision to run has caused a major flurry amongst the school. Finally, there’s Tony, the voice of the little guy. When he’s not stoned, he’s actively campaigning to bring back his favorite chocolate milk to the school cafeteria. What’s going to happen next? Well, you’ll just have to read it to find out.
YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY is a delightful and hilarious take on high school politics. Not only is it laugh out loud funny, at times it eerily reflects the politics of today. I finished this 400+ page novel in just under a week, wrapped up in the lives of the characters and desperate to find out how they would get themselves out of each well set up disaster. YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY is a light and easy read that, while sometimes falling into YA cliches, keeps itself set apart from the crowd with wit and humor that we could all use a bit more of in politics.
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