Auttapon LinkyLinkyitibarenEl Hatillo, NikaraguaitibarenEl Hatillo, Nikaragua

This could have been titled "Bratty Kids and Their Even Brattier Parents." It is a very well-written easy read and, in some parts, laugh-out-loud funny. However, it's a little hard to empathize with or relate to anyone in the book. Ben, the protagonist, is likable and sympathetic at times but usually only when he's trying to figure out his relationship to his recently-deceased father, "Coach." Otherwise, he, like most of the other adult characters in this book, appears to have way too much time on his hands.