Library's review
Frequently funny and moving, this story of a blended family is told from dual perspectives—that of a very popular girl and that of her new brother, who doesn’t seem to fit in.
Publication
Wendy Lamb Books (2015), 256 pages
Description
Thirteen-year-old brilliant but socially-challenged Stewart and mean-girl Ashley must find common ground when, two years after Stewart's mother died, his father moves in with his new girlfriend--Ashley's mother, whose gay ex-husband lives in their guest house.
Awards
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2018)
USBBY Outstanding International Book (Grades 6-8 — 2016)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2017)
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award (Honour Book — 2016)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2016)
Red Maple Award (Nominee — Fiction — 2016)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2018)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2017)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — Young Adult Fiction — 2016)
The Willow Awards (Finalist — 2016)
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award (Winner — 2016)
Rocky Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award (Nominee — 2017)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Junior — 2016)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2022)
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2016)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015-05-12
ISBN
0553496875 / 9780553496871
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |