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THE MINUS-ONE CLUB
Fifteen-year-old Kermit Sanders knows grief and its all-encompassing shadows. After losing his beloved older sister in a tragic car accident, nothing quite punctures through the feelings of loss. Even with his best friend, Alex, Kermit finds it impossible to relate to anything he is saying. Everywhere Kermit goes, he is reminded of her. Until Kermit finds a mysterious note in his locker with an invitation, signed anonymously with "-1."
Kermit has no idea what he's in for . . . and definitely didn't expect to see the random assortment of classmates at the designated meeting place. Dubbed the "Minus-One Club," this quirky group of five peers band together as a form of moral support after having lost a parent or sibling. The group has two rules: They're always there for each other, and they never talk about IT. Luckily, Kermit didn't just get a new group of friends, but his biggest crush, the handsome and happy-go-lucky Matt (and only out gay teenager at school), is also a part of the group.
Slowly, Matt's positive headstrong approach to life helps relieve Kermit of his constant despair. But when the light of his new life begins to show the cracks beneath the surface, and Matt puts himself in danger by avoiding his feelings, Kermit must find the strength to not only lift himself back up but to help keep the rest of the group from falling apart as well.
Kekla Magoon is the author of many novels and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chester Keene Cracks the Code, The Season of Styx Malone, The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, and Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People. She has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, three Coretta Scott King Honors, the Walter Award Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and been a finalist for the National Book Award. Kekla conducts school and library visits nationwide and serves on the Writers' Council for the National Writing Project. Kekla holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she now serves on faculty. Visit her online at keklamagoon.com.
Kermit has no idea what he's in for . . . and definitely didn't expect to see the random assortment of classmates at the designated meeting place. Dubbed the "Minus-One Club," this quirky group of five peers band together as a form of moral support after having lost a parent or sibling. The group has two rules: They're always there for each other, and they never talk about IT. Luckily, Kermit didn't just get a new group of friends, but his biggest crush, the handsome and happy-go-lucky Matt (and only out gay teenager at school), is also a part of the group.
Slowly, Matt's positive headstrong approach to life helps relieve Kermit of his constant despair. But when the light of his new life begins to show the cracks beneath the surface, and Matt puts himself in danger by avoiding his feelings, Kermit must find the strength to not only lift himself back up but to help keep the rest of the group from falling apart as well.
Kekla Magoon is the author of many novels and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chester Keene Cracks the Code, The Season of Styx Malone, The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, and Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People. She has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, three Coretta Scott King Honors, the Walter Award Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and been a finalist for the National Book Award. Kekla conducts school and library visits nationwide and serves on the Writers' Council for the National Writing Project. Kekla holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she now serves on faculty. Visit her online at keklamagoon.com.
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Published 2023-01-01 by Henry Holt & Co. |