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Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

Goodreads Summary:  "There's a r eason why Brewster can’t have friends – why he can’t care about too many people. Because when he cares about you, things start to happen. Impossible things that can’t be explained. I know, because they're happening to me." When Brontë starts dating Brewster “Bruiser” Rawlins – the guy voted “Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty” her twin brother, Tennyson, isn’t surprised. But then strange things begin to occur. Tennyson and Brontë’s scrapes heal unnaturally fast, and cuts disappear before their eyes. What at first seems like their good fortune turns out to be more than they bargained for…much more." A YA book and very well written.  Don't we all wish that someone else could take all the bad stuff away from us - the aches and pains, the hurts and disappointments, and all those bad feelings.  Everything would be wonderful, right???  But how can we experience joy and happiness unless we have felt the bad things.  And ...