Delacorte
September 2015
On Sale: September 1, 2015
Featuring: Carla
ISBN: 0553496646 EAN: 9780553496642 Kindle: B00QP3M0UO Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl whoβs literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything sheβs ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more.
My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, Iβm allergic to the world. I donβt leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.
But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He's tall, lean and wearing all blackβblack T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.
Maybe we canβt predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. Itβs almost certainly going to be a disaster.
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