Shusterman, N. (2010). Bruiser. New York: HarperTeen.
Voted most likely to receive the death penalty, Brewster is an outcast in his school. A loner and obviously not sociable, he is noticed by Bronte who starts dating her. Because of the reputation, or even perhaps the lack of reputation as far as what type of person he was (because no one really knew him), Tennyson, is not happy that his sister is dating him. However Bronte claims that he knows nothing about Bruiser and continues her relationship with him.
Bruiser's gift is revealed. Through some sort of supernatural power, or something, he is able to take physical pain away from those he loves. Somehow his body away theailments of others by absorbing them himself. In doing so, his body and physical and mental well being is affected. His girlfriend Bronte notices there is something going on wiht Bruiser because of bruises that she spots she assumes he is receiving some sorty of physical abuse from his uncle. His uncle dies and him and sibling are left homeless. They end up with some neighbors and eventually his girlfriend convinces her parents to take them in. Brote's and Tennyson's family situation is definitely NOT ideal. Their parents are at the brink of divorce and this is all due to Brewster's gift. He is making the life situation a lot more bearable. So what will happen to Bruiser? Is his gift enough to save his girlfriend's family? Is he willing to risk his life to save hers?
While reading this, I kept thinking of Jona from The Giver. If you ask me why, I really can't explain why...It just does!
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