Tommy Wallach, the "New York Times" bestselling author of the stunning debut ("Kirkus Reviews," starred review) "We All Looked Up," delivers a brilliant new novel about a young man who overcomes a crippling loss and finds the courage to live after meeting an enigmatic girl.
" Was this story written about me? "
"I shrugged."
" Yes or no? "
"I shrugged again, finally earning a little scowl, which somehow made the girl even "more" pretty."
" It s very rude not to answer simple questions, she said."
"I gestured for my journal, but she still wouldn t give it to me. So I took out my pen and wrote on my palm."
I can t," I wrote. Then, in tiny letters below it: "Now don t you feel like a jerk?
Parker Sante hasn t spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures, he skips school to hang out in hotels, killing time by watching the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth, a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks, he ll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for.
From the celebrated author of "We All Looked Up" comes a unique story of first and last loves."