There are a lot of hard things going on in Nicky's life right now in the book "How I Nicky Flynn Finally Get a Life (and a Dog). Kind of long title, isn't it? The story is about how this average kid named Nicky Flynn went from living in a nice, upper-class town in the suburbs of Littleton with a big house to a Ghetto-like neighborhood in Charleston because his parents split up and have less money now. So now he lives in a somewhat crappy apartment with only one bedroom and a bad-tempered landlord. The only problem I think he complains about too much is how now he doesn't have his own room, how he has to sleep on a foldout bed. I've been through not having my own room and instead having to take the living room. Sure, it can get annoying once in a while but it's really not that bad.
I also think that he's acting kind of weird about how his mom brought him a German Shepherd from the pound for him to keep as a pet. He didn't have the reaction most characters do, with all the happiness about finally getting a pet and all. Instead, he seemed annoyed by it. He acted like it wasn't his dog and that his mom shouldn't of got it for him. And he's always wanted one, too! I think it's because he's still depressed about is parents' divorce and having to move and everything. But as the book progresses on, I think the bond between Nicky and Reggie (the dog) is slowly starting to grow, even if he doesn't want to admit it.
