Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal

Stewart is geeky, gifted but socially clueless. His mom has died and he misses her every day. Ashley is popular, cool but her grades stink. Her dad has come out and moved out – but not far enough.

Their worlds are about to collide: Stewart and his dad are moving in with Ashley and her mom. Stewart is 89.9% happy about it even as he struggles to fit in at his new school. But Ashley is 110% horrified and can’t get used to her totally awkward home. And things are about to get a whole lot more mixed up when they attract the wrong kind of attention…

‘Snappy and witty. A really fine YA novel’ Telegraph

‘I defy you not to fall in love with this book’ Phil Earle

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Thirteen-year-old wrestling fanatic Henry used to have a normal life. But one day, 7½ months ago, everything changed.

Now he’s moved with his dad to a new city, where nobody knows their name. Living off a diet of takeaway pizza, hiding from the nosy neighbours, Henry just wants to stay under the radar and keep his family’s secret.

Then he meets Farley and Alberta, fellow social misfits who just will not leave him alone. And little by little, the past begins to come out.

‘Both disarming and endearing’ Kirkus

‘Nielsen’s balance of humour and pathos is finely honed’ Booklist

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