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The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
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Is it The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen? From Booklist:" Grades 5-8 Henry , 13, is in therapy, hence this journal . So, fine, he will write all about how his mom is in a psych ward, how his dad is floundering without her, their weird new neighbors, and, oh yeah, the reason they moved in the first place. It’s been less than a year since Henry ’s older brother, Jesse, buckled beneath the pressure of bullying and did the unspeakable “IT.” No, they don’t speak of it. Instead, Henry focuses on his dorky new friend, Farley Wong, and comes up with a big idea: he could reunite his parents by raising enough money to buy them all tickets to a Global Wrestling Federation event—their favorite family pastime before Jesse ruined everything."
Angela wrote: "Is it The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen? From Booklist:" Grades 5-8 Henry , 13, is in therapy, hence this journal . So, fine, he will writ..."
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What's the Name of That Book???
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In 2013/2014 I read a book about a boy in high school who's older brother, Jessie, shot up his school and killed himself afterwards. The main character cannot confront his friend because her brother was killed by Jessie and it has destroyed their friendship. I remember that the main character has a huge interest in the WWE and professional wrestling. Also, he talks about how he got fat and calls it ''the wobblies''.
SPOILER AHEAD. At the end of the novel his school bully (I think his name is Ian) steals a large amount of money from him that he was going to use to buy WWE tickets and then he uses it to buy an iPod, so the main character gets revenge by taking it from him and flushing it down the toilet. Suddenly karma kicks in for him and Ian busts through the door and slams his head against the toilet seat, giving him a concussion. Then the main character is hospitalized for a while.
It's written in first person and I believe it's Young Adult. Anyone know what book this is? I can't recall and it's driving me insane.