Review: A Little Bit Langston by Andrew Demcak

I’m a fan of Andrew Demcak — I reviewed his book Ghost Songs here a while back —and I was très trèsexcited about the release earlier this month ofA Little Bit Langston, his new YA sci-fi novel.

A Little Bit Langston starts off in your head. No, YOUR head, the head of an LA teenager who has a learning disability and a demanding, self-absorbed mother and a bubbling volcano of feelings for his best friend. Or at least the book starts in the head of someone you love. James, the main character, is...