Cutter Boy explores many issues with sensitivity including self-harm, bullying, dysfunctional families, mental illness, rape, trauma, and post traumatic stress disorder. It also focuses on a topic that typically is thought of a concern for teenage girls, but in fact also occurs in boys. The main character, Travis, is bullied at school and feels that he ignored at home. He has a secret: he cuts with a razor blade, and finds that this makes him feel in control of the pain in his life. He becomes friends with a new girl at school, Chyvonne, but worries how he can get close to her without her learning his secret. As he spends time with her, he to tries to discover why his mother can’t acts like he doesn’t even exist.

In an interesting plot twist, Travis finds a way to cope.

This is a high interest, large font, fast read. It will appeal to readers who enjoy “teens in trouble” stories.