When sixteen-year-old Alex Gregory gets drunk and takes off on a ride across town to confront his father about divorcing his mom, he doesn't foresee himself being arrested for drunk driving and lawn gnome decapitation. As a consequence of indiscretion, Alex is assigned one hundred hours of community service at a nursing home with a difficult old emphysema patient named Sol. However, Alex and Sol eventually realize that they have more in common than they had previously believed. In the end, Sol teaches Alex some extremely valuable life lessons, and Alex helps Sol reconnect with and honor his past.I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this book at first because it seemed like a “guy” book. However, Alex and Sol's humor quickly drew me in. I enjoyed their witty repartee as well as the positive message the book conveys.
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