Synopsis

A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this searing young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata.So, stuff has, like, a beginning and an end. And you dont really realize that until the end, or right before. Before that, youre just thinking that you and your homies are chillin and getting high, and its all gonna work out. You know? Truth is, the way life works is that you were born in the eye of a hurricane, and you think thats just the way life is, calm-like. Untilit isnt. So, yeah, Elijah is only sixteen, and already he would change a lot of stuff if he could go back in time. But you cant ever do that. And when you cant, thats when you find out who you really are.

About The Author

Cynthia Kadohata won the National Book Award for The Thing About Luck and the Newbery Medal for Kira-Kira. Shes also the author of many more critically acclaimed novels, including Checked, A Million Shades of Gray, A Place to Belong, Weedflower, Cracker!, and Outside Beauty. In addition to rescuing Dobermans, shes also managed her sons hockey team. She lives in California. Visit her online at CynthiaKadohata.com.