The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum

Class can be boring, or interesting, depending on what comes out of Hoodie's (yes, like the sweatshirt) friend's mouth. Because his best friend, Moshe Tzvi could make some interesting arguments with the Rabbi during halacha class where they were all learning about Jewish law. But on this particular day, Hoodie was more interested in the girl who was dancing outside the window of his school. Clearly, the girl was not an Orthodox Jewish girl, the only kind that Hoodie was supposed to notice, if he noticed any girls at all, which he also wasn't supposed to do. 

And that sets off a whole chain of events that Hoodie couldn't stop, even if he wanted to. 

Recommended for grades 8 and up.