The+underdog

//**Summary**// //**The Underdog**// is a 1999 [|young adult novel] by [|Markus Zusak]. The book is about a boy, Cameron Wolfe, who is 15 and a down-and-out character, his family, and a girl he falls for. Cameron shares a room with his brother, Ruben, who is older than he is and is always coming up with petty criminal activities and never actually following through with, like robbing a dentist, only to be distracted by the beautiful nurse working there. His sister, Sarah, is always 'going at it' with her boyfriend, until they break up. His brother, Steve, is successful and thinks he is above the rest of his family, his mother works hard all week and still manages to complete motherly duties, and his father is a plumber. Cameron starts working for his father on weekends, where he meets Rebecca Conlon, a girl who he thinks is perfect. The story is about boys' dirty habits, family sticking together and being an underdog. //(Wikipedia)//