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360 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet |
October, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-1900-4$18.95
(4)
YA
If their life was a movie, Amelia's popular, handsome older brother, Toby, would be the star. But when Toby starts acting strangely, the siblings' roles shift: Toby becomes proof that real life is not picture-perfect, and Amelia begins taking the lead in her own life. The symbolism is pretty heavy-handed, but Amelia's complicated feelings in the face of her brother's struggle with schizophrenia ring true.