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Buddha Boy Mass Market Paperback – November 18, 2004
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- Reading age12 years and up
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level7 - 9
- Dimensions4.25 x 0.35 x 6.75 inches
- PublisherSpeak
- Publication dateNovember 18, 2004
- ISBN-100142402095
- ISBN-13978-0142402092
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A compelling tale of friendship and of finding oneÆs own inner strength. (VOYA)
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- Publisher : Speak; Reprint edition (November 18, 2004)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0142402095
- ISBN-13 : 978-0142402092
- Reading age : 12 years and up
- Grade level : 7 - 9
- Item Weight : 2.57 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.25 x 0.35 x 6.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,383,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

I’m a writer, director and independent producer of live and immersive events. CATHERINE THE GHOST is my newest book, joining THE CIPHER, VELOCITIES, SKIN, BUDDHA BOY, the UNDER THE POPPY trilogy, the DARK FACTORY project, and others. My work crosses and combine genres, from historical to contemporary to YA to horror, and has won awards, been multiply translated, and optioned for film and performance. I drink a lot of coffee, I love cats, I'm globally-minded and live in Detroit, USA.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016Great 9th grade summer read!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2014School assignment she actually didn't mind
- Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2011I am always on the lookout for children's and Young Adult books that introduce Buddhism and related spiritual themes in an accessible way, so that is how I happened upon this one (and I'm glad I did.) This slim novel (117 pages) centers around high schooler Justin and his initially reluctant friendship with 'new kid' Jinsen, who begs at lunch for food, wears old clothes, smiles all the time no matter what, and is widely derided as a 'freak' amongst the high school population. Jinsen's incredible artistic talents intrigue Justin however, and as he gradually gets to know him better, he comes to appreciate Jinsen's profound spiritual values. The plot centers around others' treatment of Jinsen, and Justin's struggles to decide how or if he should try and help.
It's very readable, and the high school environment and emotional struggles of the characters felt real to me. Although it touches on spiritual themes, the author does so with a light touch - the book isn't pedantic or preachy. Most of the themes come up in brief bits of conversations between Justin and Jinsen, or in the narrative added by Justin, who is telling the story in first person. On the plus side, this keeps the spiritual undertones from overwhelming the story or characters, but it also limits the amount of information we get regarding Buddhism. As someone who has studied Buddhism extensively, some of the statements regarding the Four Noble Truths, karma, and 'gods' (a word some Buddhist are very uncomfortable with) didn't resonate exactly right for me. I wasn't wild about Jinsen begging for his lunch either, as it seemed to play into certain stereotypes regarding Buddhism. But there are many branches of Buddhism, and so many interpretations, and as long as this book isn't read as a treatise on Buddhism, I think it is good. Certainly anything that gets tweens and teenagers thinking about tolerance and spirituality is a good thing in my view!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2009This book "Buddha Boy" is one of the most amazing books I have read. It is about the main character Justin and going through his life with a new friend in it. A new boy at school, Jinsen, not the best dressed guy or the most attractive gets bullied the first days of him even being there. Getting pennies thrown at him at lunch and he even has his own nick name giving to him buy the bullies "Buddha Boy." When Justin is assigned to work with him on an art project Justin doesn't know what to expect coming from him. Justin's not quick to judge but is not sure about this. When Jinsen invites Justin over to work on his project he doesn't know if he should go because if Jinsen looks and dresses like that then what will his house look like. In the end Justin learns more about Jinsen the he thought he would. Hes an amazing artist and is very religious. After getting to know someone your whole attitude can change about them this includes sticking up for them and not judging others. When an incident happens that the so called "jocks" throw Jinsens sketch book out the window things change with Justin he starts to not care what people think about hanging out with him but more to help Jinsen. Jinsens family news shocks Justin and he starts to realize that his own life isn't bad at all. The scroll that Justin and Jinsen had been working on for a while gets ruined all Justin cant think about is getting the people that did it in trouble. He tells Mr.Snell about what he knows even though hes not sure if McManus even did it. Saying things that you are positive are true can have very bad outcomes.I like to call it KARMA. Justin overhears Josh and Magnur talking about if Jinsen liked it. Justin is shocked to see what they have done to his friend Jinsen. They beat him up. Justin learns a lot about what Jinsen was all about at his old schools. He was a bully he beat on anyone he could find he did this to get away from everything that was going on in his life. A lady named Kim taught him how to take his anger out not on people but on art and focusing on it. An awards assembly shows Jinsens great scroll above the whole school. Everyone sees that even if Jinsen is different that everyone has something special about them. A surprise visit from McManus when he ruins yet another one of Jinsens amazing scrolls leads to the bully's in trouble and jinsen getting into CAC. Karmas not always a bad thing. This book in my opinion shows that you shouldn't judge a book by it cover. Give everyone a chance to do what they like and to be who they wanna be. This book deserves 5 stars because it shows how something little as in saying hi to someone and being a good artist can turn in to a whole lot more. It also shows how a friendship you never thought would would be turns in to best friends.