Boys Don't Knit (In Public)

Boys Don't Knit (In Public)After an incident regarding a crossing guard and a bottle of Martini & Rossi (and his friends), 17 year old worrier Ben Fletcher must develop his sense of social alignment, take up a hobby, and do some community service to avoid any further probation. He takes a knitting class (it was that or his father's mechanic class) with the impression that it's taught by the hot teacher all the boys like. Turns out, it's not. Perfect. Regardless, he sticks with

After an incident regarding a crossing guard and a bottle of Martini & Rossi (and his friends), 17-year-old worrier Ben Fletcher must develop his sense of social alignment, take up a hobby, and do some community service to avoid any further probation.

He takes a knitting class (it was that or his father's mechanic class) with the impression that it's taught by the hot teacher all the boys like. Turns out, it's not. Perfect.

Regardless, he sticks with it and comes to discover he's a natural knitter, maybe even great. It also helps ease his anxiety and worrying. The only challenge now is to keep it hidden from his friends, his crush, and his soccer-obsessed father. What a tangled web Ben has weaved . . . or knitted.

Boys Don't Knit (In Public) by T. S. Easton is a fun, funny young adult novel about a teen boy.

Originally published in the U.K., Easton's novel is structured as the journal Ben is required to keep, which makes for a candid and intimate narrative. . . . This funny and lighthearted novel captures the excitement of finding a passion in a story about taking life one stitch at a time. --Publishers Weekly

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 03/22/2016
ISBN: 9781250073549
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 173349 / Boys Don't Knit (in Public)
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10