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Teen Scene

MARCH 5, 2012
Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
Lucky’s name is ironic—he’s been severely bullied by Nader McMillan for most of his school years, he’s small for his age, his father only interested in cooking, and his mother deals with her stress by endless swimming. He escapes through his vivid dreams, where he is getting acquainted with his long-lost POW grandfather from the Viet Nam War. In his dreams, he’s trying to help him escape and often returns with relics from his dreams. After getting a particularly brutal injury from Nader, his mother takes him to Arizona to stay with his aunt and uncle, where he has a variety of surprising experiences.  This emotionally intense book looks at bullying from a deeper level, making connections to other concerns, including POW/MIA issues, feminism, and suicide. It walks the line between genres, at times reading like humor, or contemporary realism, or fantasy. This is an important book, one that many teens will find fascinating, challenging, and comforting.  For grades 9 and up.


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