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Reader reviewed by Krista

Claws is about a boy, Jed Berg, who has it good. Hes junior in high school with a senior girlfriend. Hes number one singles in tennis. His dad lets him drive his 69 Camaro. His parents are still together. Of course this doesnt last for long. His life comes crashing down on him when he meets a pink-haired girl who tells him that his father is having an affair with her mother. Jed, obviously, doesnt take the news too well.

The ending will frustrate some readers. Weaver could have easily gone the happy route at the end of the novel, but he chose the other route, and it wont appeal to everyone. On Weavers website, he states: Ive gotten a lot of great letters and emails about it from kids in charter and alternative schools. This novel seems to speak to kids on the fringe." Anyone who reads the novel will see why.

While I still enjoyed Claws, I would have liked it just the same with a happy ending. A sad, instead of a terribly depressing ending, would have satisfied me the most, but life doesnt always go my way. And life doesnt always go Jed Bergs way either.