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Stupid Fast Felton Reinstein trilogy Geoff Herbach Books

Geoff Herbach's Felton Reinstein is one incredible character. His voice is funny, sweet, confused and just plain nice but life has not been easy for Felton and his family. At the age of five, Felton finds his father's body after he hung himself. Felton grows up insecure with some bad advice from his mother, doctors, and not having a father figure. The summer that his best friend unexpectedly leaves to take care of his grandmother; everything goes crazy- Felton's mom agrees that he will take over his best friend's paper route; he shoots up inch by inch, eats everything in sight, starts lifting weights for football, and running. Felton meets Aleah Jennings when he drops a newspaper off at his best friend's house. Aleah is a superb piano player and likes Felton. Felton begins seeing Aleah daily and they definitely have a romantic, sweet connection. But then his mother starts acting strange, cursing, drinking, and as a final threat she stops being a mother to Felton and his little brother, Andrew. Felton doesn't want to burden anyone with his family problems and his father's suicide is always a specter that keeps chipping away at his mother, brother, and Felton. I laughed at Felton's thoughts and actions but I really felt for Felton when his family was falling apart; he didn't know what to do, how to act and he withdrew by missing lifting, practices, not seeing his friends or Aleah. What will happen to Felton is worth all the drama and laughs. Herbach's book is a recommended read, I can't wait to see what my students think, since this is a Reading Olympic book selection.


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Stupid Fast Felton Reinstein trilogy Geoff Herbach Books Reviews

This book is incredible.

The characters are amazing. The plot was amazing. This is such a good story about family and heartbreak and mental health.

It was also funny! I laughed so much. I also cried, but I definitely laughed.

Felton was one of the most real teenage boys I've read from. I think that Herbach created one of the most successful characters I've read in a long time.

The supporting cast of characters was great too. I have never had my heart broken in the way that Andrew broke it. Andrew made the story take a new level of seriousness. He created a level of darkness that I enjoyed.

While I loved the characters, I really loved the story. This was a real story about growing up and about family. But it's also a story about mental health and how it can build and destroy things. I think this story was important. The way the two brothers were coping with this situation they were put in was so interesting! The way Andrew stood up to it and Felton ran away from it said a lot about where they were in maturity. 13 and 16 are so different and Herbach portrayed their stages of life with such perfection.

I give this book all the stars. I recommend it to anyone. Read it! It's good!
I really enjoyed this book. It's smart, funny and highly entertaining. The characters were so real and well developed it felt like they could be in any high school past or present. Two things resonated with me most with this book.
First, as a woman it was interesting to get an insight into a teenage boy's psyche, it made me realize how clueless I was when I was a teenage girl. For some reason I didn't realize that the boys could be as insecure as I was as a girl. I am not only going to get this for my teenage nephews, but also for my daughters as they get a bit older. I think it's both entertaining and a great conversation starter.
Second, it's interesting to watch Felton's group of friends expand. But he's not trying to become `popular' like so many teenage movie, books, and shows glamorize. This happens because of his athletic ability. What this allows him to do is start to see people in a different light and question his previous judgments and perceptions of them.
There's not a lot of football in STUPID FAST, but reluctant readers should take to it anyway thanks to the beguiling voice of protagonist Felton Reinstein. For one thing, his father committed suicide and, as a lad, Felton is the one who found him (all revealed on the first page). This emotional baggage will play a large role as the book moves forward and Felton tries to find a place among football players in the weight room doing summer training for the fall. It won't be easy, though, as Felton must negotiate both the white waters of the social scene and the approaching waterfall of a crisis at home.

Geoff Herbach adds a romantic subplot as Felton falls for the girl whose father, a university professor, is temporarily visiting to teach a summer course at college. The cast of characters, from new best friends (sports) to new girlfriends (romance) to newly-disturbed relations (family) allows Herbach to move quickly from crisis to crisis (with intermissions for pure bliss). Overall, it gives the novel a roller-coaster feel that nicely mimics what a typical 15-going-on-16-year-old's life can become at times. Stick with it and you'll wind up cheering Felton on, ultimately getting as caught up as he does in the mole hills that make life so mountainously compelling.

Don't let the fact that sports plays second fiddle to social and domestic drama prevent you from handing this to a reluctant reader in middle or high school. In the end, the voice will take care of matters like a quarterback sneak -- surprisingly well.
Geoff Herbach's Felton Reinstein is one incredible character. His voice is funny, sweet, confused and just plain nice but life has not been easy for Felton and his family. At the age of five, Felton finds his father's body after he hung himself. Felton grows up insecure with some bad advice from his mother, doctors, and not having a father figure. The summer that his best friend unexpectedly leaves to take care of his grandmother; everything goes crazy- Felton's mom agrees that he will take over his best friend's paper route; he shoots up inch by inch, eats everything in sight, starts lifting weights for football, and running. Felton meets Aleah Jennings when he drops a newspaper off at his best friend's house. Aleah is a superb piano player and likes Felton. Felton begins seeing Aleah daily and they definitely have a romantic, sweet connection. But then his mother starts acting strange, cursing, drinking, and as a final threat she stops being a mother to Felton and his little brother, Andrew. Felton doesn't want to burden anyone with his family problems and his father's suicide is always a specter that keeps chipping away at his mother, brother, and Felton. I laughed at Felton's thoughts and actions but I really felt for Felton when his family was falling apart; he didn't know what to do, how to act and he withdrew by missing lifting, practices, not seeing his friends or Aleah. What will happen to Felton is worth all the drama and laughs. Herbach's book is a recommended read, I can't wait to see what my students think, since this is a Reading Olympic book selection.