if the author’s note has me tearing up, i know i’m in for a ride, okay. skater boy did not disappoint. as a former incredibly angry teenager that kept a lot of shit bottled up inside, i knew i was going to love this book. i am now a very softhearted adult, and i can’t lie, the beginning of this book had me worried i wouldn’t connect with wes because some of the choices he makes? teenagers suck, man. but he’s just so sad and angry and hurt that it broke my heart and i couldn’t help to root for him. it was very quickly apparent wes uses his anger as a way to avoid getting close to others because he was scared of getting hurt, and hello. hi. call me out harder, anthony. packed with all the angst, anger, and unpredictable mood swings of youth, skater boy takes its reader through wes’ journey of self acceptance. on the outside he’s angry and violent, but on the inside he’s terrified and hurting and i don’t know one teenager, queer or not, that can’t relate to that. there were so many gre...