Carter Finally Gets It

Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford follows Carter through his freshman year of high school, giving us a full picture of his life, as well as glimpses into his friends'. Told from Carter's first person voice, the book is hilarious. Trying to make it his year to get the girls' attention, he thinks he has it all figured out, if only he could stop stuttering and focus. When his sister gives him some tips, it seems like everything is going to fall into place, until he makes a big mess of things. Though he has ADD, his mom says she will not medicate him because being a dreamer is not a bad thing. From classes to sports, Carter is often spacing off.

Though I almost never post before completing the whole book, I couldn't help but comment early on with this one as I couldn't stop laughing with a particular scene. As I continued reading, I continued to laugh and laugh and laugh some more. However, I was also surprised at how it could transition from silly to serious so fast. For example in the scene after I posted there was a chapter titled "Kindergarten" that grabbed my attention as a teacher.

Growing up I had three sisters and no brothers, and none of my best friends had brothers, so other than hanging out with some of my male friends for sports and other get togethers, the minds of boys this age are still pretty unknown to me. It was fun(ny) to have insights into their potential thoughts and logic, as well as what they say/do versus what they feel through Carter's story. I enjoyed seeing all of Carter's blunders throughout the book, as well as the eventual sense of growth, while still remaining Carter.

To conclude, here is an excerpt of the book with a video that I had seen months ago and forgotten about until I saw it again on the author's site. This will give you a taste of the humor in the book. Enjoy!