Good YA read

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Hudson is biding his time until he can graduate and pursue his dream of writing a graphic novel. The novel follows him through the first half of his senior year, as he takes his two required classes and spends the rest of his days drawing (or not drawing) and working on his two businesses. He's a bit unmotivated and lazy, but the cast of characters who enter his life shake things up and force him to access where he's going and what he wants.

I appreciated the atypical YA storylines: there is Hudson's eldery client, a veteran who appears to be experiencing PTSD/dementia; a love interest who only likes him "as a friend," and a new female friend who becomes his business partner and confidant.

I saw the plot twist coming, but I still enjoyed the ride.