The Rest of Us Just Live Here
By Patrick Ness
- Release Date: 2015-10-06
- Genre: Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults
Description
Six starred reviews!
A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy.
What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?
What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.
Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.
Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions.
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Cooperative Children’s Book Center CCBC Choice * Michael Printz Award shortlist * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * VOYA Perfect Ten * NYPL Top Ten Best Books of the Year for Teens * Chicago Public Library Best Teen Books of the Year * Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books * ABC Best Books for Children * Bank Street Best Books List
Reviews
I feel so good after reading this
5By r.mouseYou know a book is good if you’re left wanting more or left feeling perfectly satisfied. You know it’s a good book if it was what you needed to read and experience. You know it’s a good book if you laugh and cry. My gosh I loved this book and I love this author who has yet to fail me. Words cannot describe how much better I feel after reading this 10/10 highly recommend it. Read it. Now. Seriously
