King of the Screwups by KL Going

Teens will like this YA novel about a boy who just can't seem to do anything right, even when he's deliberately trying to do things wrong! Liam is cursed with good looks and a great fashion sense. No matter what he does, he is still Mr. Popularity. In disgrace after his father catches him in flagrante delicto in his office, Liam finds himself kicked out of the house and sent to live at the trailer home of his gay 'Aunt Pete.'

Once there, Liam decides that he will remake himself and finally gain the respect and love of his father -- a demanding perfectionist who controls his son and wife with a very firm hand and who has specific ideas of what each should and should not be or do.

In the process of trying to become something he's not, Liam discovers himself. Along with some memorable characters, the friends of his rocker DJ uncle, and the girl next door, Liam finally realizes that he has to learn to respect who he really is.

Readers will enjoy the fashion references and the humor in this abosorbing and touching book about one high school boy's search for the truth about himself and his family.

Recommend.

Ms C.