Dylan works with his grandfather repairing cars. He is fascinated by his ability to add this and tighten that and fix what is broken. Unfortunately, fixing his mother has been impossible. Her wild emotional shifts seem uncontrollable.
Sometimes his mother is living there with Dylan and his grandfather, but with only a moment's notice, she packs up and takes off. Usually, she takes (steals) money and usually a car so she can head off to wherever. She doesn't seem to miss Dylan, but maybe he's better off where he is.
School is difficult for Dylan. He is bullied from the bus ride in the morning until the very end of the day. No one seems to notice, so he tries to make the best of it. As soon as he can, he heads off to the woods to follow the one thing he cares about - birds. On one of his adventures, he comes across a wounded hawk. This leads him to a bird sanctuary where he finds help for the injured animal and maybe the help he has been searching for himself.
Author Heidi E.Y. Stemple uses verse to tell Dylan's story. Just as he states, poetry is a perfect vehicle to express his complex thoughts and feelings. Covering topics related to mental health, bullying, and animal rescue, THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS will captivate teen readers.
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