![]() ![]() ![]() This time she attempts to get an article for the school newspaper approved by the school board. Montana West (Sledding Hill) once again tackles censorship in the second story. In the process these two needy kids find solace in a new friendship. The first story has Sarah Brynes ( Staying Fat for Sarah Brynes) meet up with Angus Bethune (Athletic Shorts) and they make one more attempt at reconnecting with her mom. His notes provide the transitions between the stories. ![]() Nak has returned from his stint as a rodeo cowboy and is hired to help troubled kids. Nak-a teacher who really understands adolescents and has the special ability to help those teens get themselves the help they need to better their lives. ![]() Nak whose Angry Management group is an important "home" for a group of misfit teens. This literary technique makes the three stories in Angry Management fresh and approachable for teens today, not dependent on any previous knowledge of the characters/settings by the readers. And in a fun, almost magical way, these characters now live in current times not held by the time/decade constraints we would expect in a sequel. In Angry Management by Chris Crutcher we are reintroduced to characters we met in previous Crutcher books. ![]()
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