Finding Lubchenko

Young Adult Fiction great. Because this is a book that's targeted towards teens without being written and edited to 'teach life lessons' I suppose. This is a very common flaw in YA books, the main characters simply aren’t realistic, and empathizing with a character parents-want-you-to-be-but-that-doesn’t-exist isn’t possible. And I believe its one of the main reasons kids don't read.

'Finding Lubchenko', however, is about a real kid. He wants to do well in school, and he’s bright, but it’s still not happening. He doesn’t want his dad to be disappointed in him, but he can’t resist getting into trouble. And yet, he’s not a completely horrible person. He is without a doubt spoiled, and selfish, and he doesn’t pull a 180 in the end. Onto the plot of the book, Evan, the main character, has an extremely wealthy father who is one of the foremost medical Cancer researchers.