"Winger" by Sam Bosma follows the story of a young boy named Jack as he navigates the challenges of adolescence, friendships, and first love at a boarding school. Jack is a talented rugby player who often feels out of place among his peers, grappling with feelings of insecurity and the complexities of teenage relationships. Throughout the narrative, he struggles with his identity, confronts bullying, and learns valuable lessons about loyalty and self-acceptance. The story captures the highs and lows of growing up, combining humor and emotion as Jack strives to find his place in the world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Winger .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

There are 464 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers .

Andrea Smith is a journalist specialising in social and environmental issues. Amongst other publications, she has written for the Guardian and Sunday Telegraph and Green Futures. She lives in Portsmouth. She is also author of In the News: Food Safety and Farming. After graduating from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Sam Bosma taught in the Illustration department from 2011 to 2013 before moving to Brooklyn, NY. He won a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators in the Institutional category, as well as a Gold Award from Spectrum in 2013. He currently does background drawings for Steven Universe on Cartoon Network when not making comics and graphic novels of his own. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.