Face

Martinisagood-looking,self-assuredboywhoacceptsaridehomefromadrunkenacquaintanceandendsupinahorribleaccident--badlyburned,hisfacecompletelydisfigured.Lifeasitwasbeforeisover...heloseshisgirlfriendandhisfriends,andfindsthatpeoplearemakingjudgementsabouthimandhowhefeelswithoutevenknowing.AsMartinstrugglesthroughthereconstructionofhisface,heisalsoworkinghardtoreconstructhislife.Hischaracter,however,remainsintact.Therearestartlingtruthsinthisstory,writtenwithclarityandinsight,whichmakeitutterlybelievableandimpossibletoreadwithoutheartfeltempathy.Parents,librarians,teachersandmostlychildrenwillbeabsorbedbythestory.