"The Scar Boys" follows the journey of Harbinger “Harry” Jones, a teenager who bears physical and emotional scars from a traumatic incident. Struggling with bullying and his sense of identity, Harry finds solace in music and forms a band with friends. The story captures their adventures as they navigate the trials of adolescence, friendship, and the pursuit of dreams. As they embark on a summer road trip to play at a major music festival, Harry learns to confront his fears and embrace his true self, ultimately discovering the power of connection and acceptance along the way. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 256 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Carolrhoda Lab (R) .

Len Vlahos dropped out of NYU film school in the mid Eighties to play guitar and write songs for Woofing Cookies, a punk-pop four piece that toured up and down the East Coast, and had two singles and one full-length LP on Midnight Records. After the band broke up, he followed his other passion, books. He is the author of The Scar Boys, a William C. Morris Award finalist and a #1 Indie Next pick, and Scar Girl, the book's sequel. Len lives in Denver with his wife and two young sons, where he owns the Tattered Cover Book Store. lenvlahos. com @LenVlahos