I just finished this book and it was quite interesting. It is considered young adult but I found it fascinating to be inside the mind of a teenage boy that is recovering from third-degree burns covering most of his body. I bought this book for one of my class assignments and I highly recommend it. It deals with suicide and finding something to live for. If I knew I could get away with having high school students read it, I would. However, the language and budget for schools hinders that objective.