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Broken: Part 1: Elementary and Middle School
“Broken” is a character study spanning 10 years in the life of a growing boy. It delves into his mind and personal thoughts from third grade through the end of high school, examining how he confronts his adolescence and all the harsh changes that come with it. It’s a story of friendship, acceptance, growing up, and the gradual loss of innocence, taking a brutally honest look at how he navigates through a chaotic world that he can’t quite seem to figure out.
In “Part 1: Elementary and Middle School,” we are introduced to Joey Wood, an eight-year-old boy with a vivid imagination and a burning desire to write stories. Joey is a shy but sweet kid, and has trouble verbalizing the roller coaster of emotions and ideas that swirl through his brain on a daily basis. One day at school, he meets a similarly introverted kid named Marion Collins, and for the first time, he finds someone he can connect with.
This book shows how their friendship progresses as they bond over their lunchtime adventures and stories. But middle school soon creeps around the corner, and Joey begins to be exposed to some of the harsher and more confusing parts of growing up. Striving for human connection and a sense of identity, Joey makes new friends and even develops his first major crush, while still trying to grasp onto his old friendship with Marion and the passions of his youth. This is a book about the attempt to discover yourself at a young age, and the challenges that face someone as they transition from a little kid into a teenager.
This book is dark, raw, and unfiltered, pulling no punches in exploring the psyche of a confused and flawed but well-meaning young person. As the reader, you experience everything from Joey’s perspective — all the highs and all the lows. It’s an important, authentic exploration of a growing mind, and a read you won’t ever forget, written by Mojo Hill between the ages of 17 and 19.
In “Part 1: Elementary and Middle School,” we are introduced to Joey Wood, an eight-year-old boy with a vivid imagination and a burning desire to write stories. Joey is a shy but sweet kid, and has trouble verbalizing the roller coaster of emotions and ideas that swirl through his brain on a daily basis. One day at school, he meets a similarly introverted kid named Marion Collins, and for the first time, he finds someone he can connect with.
This book shows how their friendship progresses as they bond over their lunchtime adventures and stories. But middle school soon creeps around the corner, and Joey begins to be exposed to some of the harsher and more confusing parts of growing up. Striving for human connection and a sense of identity, Joey makes new friends and even develops his first major crush, while still trying to grasp onto his old friendship with Marion and the passions of his youth. This is a book about the attempt to discover yourself at a young age, and the challenges that face someone as they transition from a little kid into a teenager.
This book is dark, raw, and unfiltered, pulling no punches in exploring the psyche of a confused and flawed but well-meaning young person. As the reader, you experience everything from Joey’s perspective — all the highs and all the lows. It’s an important, authentic exploration of a growing mind, and a read you won’t ever forget, written by Mojo Hill between the ages of 17 and 19.
333 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2021
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