Everybody Sees the Ants

Lucky Linderman doesn t want to wake up. . . .
Lucky Linderman has been the target of Nader McMillan s relentless bullying for as long as he can remember. But he has a secret one that helps him wade through the mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos, where his grandfather, who never came home from the Vietnam War, is still trapped. There, Lucky can be a real man and maybe even a hero. But how long can he keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside? Printz Honor recipient A.S. King s boldly original writing shines in this powerful novel about learning to cope with the shrapnel life throws at you and taking a stand against it."