The Guardian's Diary — Debra Chapoton

Jedidiah, a 17-year-old champion skateboarder with a defect he's been hiding all of his life, must risk exposure to rescue a girl who's gone missing.

Reviewer's Choice: A coming of age story from the author of THE GIRL IN THE TIME MACHINE. Fans of young adult books will love this one. Recommended.

Description: Jedidiah, nicknamed Dragonfoot for the worst possible reason, overcomes tragedy to put the life of a girl he admires first. But there's another girl, one who can't ignore his deformity, who pulls on his heartstrings. Faced with impossible choices he learns life's hardest lesson.