My Name Is Robin

Told through introspective and heartfelt letters to an imaginary audience, "My Name Is Robin" depicts Robin Garcia, a fifteen-year-old poet who spends most of his time reading in his room alone. Robin's view of the world seems to model that of his old-fashioned, religious family... until he joins the scream poetry club at Greenblade High School, where he meets new friends who are the polar opposite of his family.

Robin's letters are nothing short of relatable. The letters, loaded with contradictions, confusion, teenage angst, and blunt honesty, portray Robin's development as he stands on the fringes between his family and his friends; his desire to be himself and his urge to conform to society; his tendency to isolate himself and his desperate search for approval.

What will Robin do about his piling, never-ending thoughts? Will he choose his friends, his family, or himself? Will he pave his own path, or will he let himself fall to the cycle of abuse that has cursed his family? And will he reject the person everyone wants him to be, or will he reject the person he is? Read more to find out!