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Four starred reviews!
The book we all need at the time we all need it. Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan
In this tale of intergenerational friendship forged through a shared understanding of losstold with spellbinding grace (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman, a boy assigned to spend his summer volunteering at a senior living facility learns unexpected lessons.
Alex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home where hes bossed around by an annoying and self-important do-gooder named Maya-Jade. He hasnt seen his mom in a year, his aunt and uncle dont want him, and Shady Glens geriatric residents seem like zombies to him.
Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration campall thanks to the heroism of a woman named Olka and his own ability to sew. But now he spends his days in room 206 at Shady Glen, refusing to speak and waiting (and waiting and waiting) to die. Until Alex knocks on Joseys doorand Josey begins to tell Alex his story.
As Alex comes back again and again to hear more, an unlikely bond grows between them. Soon a new possibility opens up for Alex: Can he rise to the occasion of his life, even if it means confronting the worst thing that hes ever done?
Author: Gayle Forman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.63h x 5.13w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9781665943284
Language: English
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