Pool Boy Audiobook

" Understands the tone of teens. Funny, but not shallow. "

" I really liked this book! Brett evolved through the story and also became more likeable. I didn't like it because there wasn't really a point to it... Brett became a better person and another guy died.. so I didn't feel that that was the best ending. "

" this book has a character who you just learn to hate, and you spend the book enjoying that he learns lessons from being so selfish, snotty, and stuck-up "

" Great book about growing up and accepting responsiblities. boy from wealthy family must work as a pool boy in his old neighborhood when the family looses all its money due to father's fraud. Ultimately, he learns to stand on his own two feet. "

" The students enjoyed listening to this read. I was the only one who knew Chad Lowe. Does have several cuss words. In audio format, you seem to notice it much more. Enjoyed. They all liked Alfie and Brett growing in the end..... "

" interesting. kinda strange. but makes you glad you arent rich. "

" This was a fast read, and a good one. The chatty narrator is funny and likeable and keeps you interested in his story. My teenage son found the characters in this book more realistic than a lot of YA fiction. Recommended. "

" This is a riches to rags story, where a spoiled rich kid becomes a spoiled poor kid, and then finally, a pretty decent kid all the way around. I was really into it the first half, but the endless whining and the heavy cynicism of the narrator started to weigh me down. "

" Very interesting story about a boy whose family goes from "riches to rags" because his father goes to prison for fraud. He then becomes a pool boy, cleaning rich people's pools. It's touching and a little funny too. "

" When his father is arrested for insider trading and his family loses all their money, Brett Gerson takes a job as an assistant to a 70-something pool cleaner in his former wealthy California neighborhood and learns some valuable life lessons. "

" Good read. Some funny and a small bit of sad. Passed it on to my 15 year old. "

" mm....sort of abrupt, but i cried. "

" Basically, this is a book about Dick Casablancas. If Dick had a younger sister and still lived with his mother and had to move in with his aunt after his dad ended up in jail. Oh, and if Dick started working with the old man who cleaned their pool and learned valuable life lessons from said old man. "

" I enjoyed this book. Spoiled rich kid meets real life and grows up. Especially touching is the protagonist's relationship with his aging employer. A lot of YA lit cheeses me off with all the rich yuppie kids but Brett's fall from grace made things much more palatable. "

" I really enjoyed reading this book. There was always a surprise which made it interesting. When a boy named Brett found out his dad has to go to jail because of something he did. Now he has to go live at his aunt house with his mom and sister and is waiting for a whole new life to start for him. "

" Good. It was just good. "

" good story but slow book. "

" More of a life lesson type of book. I read it in one sitting by the pool , only took a few hours but wasnt bad at all. "

" More of a life lesson type of book. I read it in one sitting by the pool , only took a few hours but wasnt bad at all. "

" Good read. Some funny and a small bit of sad. Passed it on to my 15 year old. "

" This is a riches to rags story, where a spoiled rich kid becomes a spoiled poor kid, and then finally, a pretty decent kid all the way around. I was really into it the first half, but the endless whining and the heavy cynicism of the narrator started to weigh me down. "

" Great book about growing up and accepting responsiblities. boy from wealthy family must work as a pool boy in his old neighborhood when the family looses all its money due to father's fraud. Ultimately, he learns to stand on his own two feet. "

" Very interesting story about a boy whose family goes from "riches to rags" because his father goes to prison for fraud. He then becomes a pool boy, cleaning rich people's pools. It's touching and a little funny too. "

" mm....sort of abrupt, but i cried. "

" When his father is arrested for insider trading and his family loses all their money, Brett Gerson takes a job as an assistant to a 70-something pool cleaner in his former wealthy California neighborhood and learns some valuable life lessons. "

" I enjoyed this book. Spoiled rich kid meets real life and grows up. Especially touching is the protagonist's relationship with his aging employer. A lot of YA lit cheeses me off with all the rich yuppie kids but Brett's fall from grace made things much more palatable. "

" Understands the tone of teens. Funny, but not shallow. "

" interesting. kinda strange. but makes you glad you arent rich. "

" this book has a character who you just learn to hate, and you spend the book enjoying that he learns lessons from being so selfish, snotty, and stuck-up "