Quick But interesting

Quick But Interesting
Will Hunt
Here to Stay - Sara Farizan 

      What are some challenges you faced during high school? Was it a stupid drama-filled feuds that didn’t matter once you graduate or was it more personal things that stuck with you longer than the 4 years of prison named “high school”?

      In the book Here to Stay, by Sara Farizan, both of these challenges come up to Bijan: the main character. Beej, as commonly referred to, is a very nice kid. He gets really shy around girls and isn’t used to the spotlight. That is until he gets called up to play a varsity basketball game. He goes in with little time remaining and drills a shot to give his school the win. Now, most would see this as a great thing. But, as time went on Beej started to realize high school would now be different. He wasn’t that kid that could hide under comic books at lunch. He was now known and that came with a price. He was expected to go to parties and big social events and that just wasn’t him. At first he hadn’t adapted and it showed. But as time went on he got more and more comfortable. And yet this also came with a price. He began to stand up to others and it lead to him getting punched in the face by a new teammate. Once again as time went on situations escalated and now racially he was being attacked. He received an anonymous email: “And there was my smiling face. Decently photoshopped onto a man with a long beard wearing a pakol hat and holding a gun” (Farizan 38).

    So far, I have really enjoyed this book. It is a relatively light, laid back read but the author keeps it interesting and typically fresh. Sara keeps the reader on the edge of there seat whilst being able to sit back and relax. That being said one thing I wish would’ve been incorporated were more descriptors: “ I didn’t know a thing about girls” (Farizan 37). I feel like here she could’ve gone more in depth on Beej’s confusion but chose to go with the simple answer. But that being said, it gives the book the nice nonchalant feel. Now, the part I did really enjoy about this book was the twists and turns. In a matter of 40 pages Beej goes from a nobody to the most popular kid. And I personally was pleasantly surprised when she brought the added element of the racial tension into the book. Therefore, I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a nice quick read that keeps them invested throughout the whole story. Sara does a beautiful job of that and her care for books is seen in this teenage must-read.

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