The Boy Who Drank Too Much

By Shep Greene

Book Overview

A teenage hockey star tries to cope with his problems through drinking, but finally seeks help through his friends. "Highly involving, with a storyline that never goes overboard in its portrayal of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440904935
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 0.4" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

An absolutely extraordinay book

This story really had my concentration from the beginning to the end. It had well placed settings which it made it easy to understand and follow along through every detail that was going on. I read this book in my English class. This is a really great book choice; something interesting was happening every chapter. I was so engaged by the book things kept telling me "Don't stop now! The best part is about to start!" This is such an unbelievably well written book, that if any person had the chance to read this book, they would be able to understand the problem that Buff is going through. I would recommend this book to any one that faces a problem with alcohol because they might remember why they started drinking in the first place. They might realize that drinking is not the thing to do to deal with there problems and that it's not worth all the damage they are doing to there bodies, and, with some luck, they will understand that they are destroying there life.

An outstanding book

This book realy cougth my atention from beggining to the end. It had very good settings witch it made it easy to understand and follow along through every little detail that was going on. I read this book in my english class and the teacher only gave me 20 minutes to read. Every time i read for those 20 minutes some thing interesting was happening but when the those 20 minutes have expire i did not wanted to stop because i was so into the book that was telling me "Don't stop now the best part is about to beggin." This is just an amazing book, that if a person had the chanse to read this book would be able to understand the problem that Buff is going through. I would recomend this book to any one that may have a problem with drinking because they might remember why they started drinking in the first place. They might relise if drinking is the best thing to do to cope with there problems and if it's worth all the harm they are doing to there bodies and relise they are destroying there life.

Its Like Everyday Life

The book The Boy Who Drank Too Much is a really awesome book. It is very down to Earth because the events in the story are what happen in everyday life.You get really caught up in the book it is so good. This also teaches you a lesson on why not to drink and how it can hurt you. The book deals with everyday problems for people. This is definitely a book for people who like sports, especially hockey. Reading The Boy Who Drank Too Much might change the way people drink or help athletes to stop drinking. I'm really glad that I read this book; it was fun to read and is a really great book.

great book

this book is a great book to read it is absolutely correct because there is alot of underage drinkers. and some are even alcohalics. and now i know that it can be a family problem, because all you do is have arguements.

This book shows you how drinking can affect families.

The book was overall well written and kept me interested. Now I understand how drinking can be a family problem. For Buff and his father it pushed them apart. It made them have fights and arguments that otherwise they might not have had. Things probably wouldn't have turned out the way they did if Mr.Saunders didn't start drinking.