Counting Scars by Melinda DiLorenzo (2023 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers)
Summary
Adele Reiner is a sixteen-year-old who finds herself spending two weeks at a youth reform camp. Her drug-addicted mother is in rehab and her father is distant and estranged. Adele just wants to get through camp and not get into any additional trouble. Soon she meets two teenage boys, Fergus and Andy and finds herself engulfed in a love triangle that leads to a dangerous situation.
This text was featured on the 2023 list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. It also received favorable reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews. Even though it is a Young Adult read, it is a very quick book with just 113 pages, a draw-in for reluctant or struggling readers.
What does the text have to do with the reader personally?
Many social issues were addressed through this short read. Issues such as drug addiction, parental abandonment, abuse, murder, and crimes committed by minors. So, if a young reader has been affected any of these issues, whether directly or indirectly, they may resonate with the text or become hyper-sensitive to the content presented throughout the text.
How may the text agree with or clash with the readers' view of the world?
This depends on the readers' overall view of the world in the first place. This text may open the reader up to the possibility of someone who is experiencing challenges that are not typical of their own. They may also learn how these challenges may impact decision-making.
Can the reader enjoy the text as entertainment or as a work of art?
Although many serious themes are presented throughout the text, young readers may be able to enjoy the text as entertainment. There are also elements of mystery and suspense evident in the text, so readers who are already interested in this genre may also enjoy that particular aspect of the text.
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