This was an interesting book. It was told from the points of view of William who has Aspergers and Sasha who lives nearby. The community they live in has trouble with 2 rival gangs. One of the gang members is Finn who has been a friend of Sasha's since they were quite young. As they are growing up Sasha finds herself struggling with whether she still likes him or not especially with his tendency to bully and his gang affiliation. When Finn and his friends bully William into "flying" resulting in William breaking an ankle, Sasha decides to become friends with William.
Meanwhile, an older man named Archie moves to the community and tries to heal the gang rift by giving the boys something to do - fix engines. But will it be enough? Where do their true loyalties lie?
Overall I appreciated the plot and the struggles that the 3 main characters faced but it was hard going at first for me. Set in Britain, there are many British saying that I am afraid my readers will not understand. The reference to Sasha's "bumps" bothered me. Finn was a real bully and it was painful to read about his actions toward William and how William, though he tried to be cautious, wanted friends so much. And the teachers and adults - OY.
While there will be an audience for this I didn't feel like it worked together completely and will find readers at my school.
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