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Odd Man Out

by Sarah Ellis

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Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she’s a dog. Gran’s house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it’s drawing maps on the wall or sawing off the banister for a smoother ride. When Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He’s bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings, and business cards — all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus. When the cousins tell Kip he needs to think up something to do for Talent Night, he panics — until he remembers the binder. But Kip's literary reading has frightening consequences that reveal even more strange secrets about his beloved father. This wonderful new novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks — quirky characters, insight, wit — underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory, and the creative imagination.

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Elk_the_garden, February 7, 2008 (view all comments by Elk_the_garden)
This book was very well written. I thought the author did a good job of distributing the suspense. I enjoyed reading every chapter of the book.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780888997029
Author:
Ellis, Sarah
Publisher:
Groundwood Books
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Family - Parents
Subject:
Family - Multigenerational
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
162
Dimensions:
7.88x5.06x.73 in. .57 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12

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