When the car Jacob is in slides into a tree, his adoptive father says these words to Jacob - You are indestructible. Jacob survives the crash, his adoptive father doesn't. Now Jacob has to live with the Fathers at Holy Cross Catholic School and Church until he is 18. Milo, his best friend, and Jacob meet the new girl wtih the pink cast, Ophelia (Oh), at Holy Cross and everything goes wrong. Oh has Jacob sign her cast and he writes "You are indestructible" on her cast. On the way to Milo's dad's book store, Oh rides her longboard and has terrible fall but escapes unharmed. It is then that Jacob realizes he has the power to protect people by saying those words. When Milo and Oh find out,Jacob realizes he has created a monster.
I just knew I was going to like this book because Patrick Carman wrote it. It was just an okay book. It took a long time to get into it. I actually put it down several times and then last night decided I had to finish it. IMO the story took too long to set up and get moving.
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