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Felix has a super-intelligent fourth-dimensional being living inside of him because of an experiment that went horribly wrong. He has a month to go for a risky separation procedure, and he is writing all about it in his secret blog. Told with humor and love, this is an original story of what it means to be human. Recommended By Richard C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
"If it wasn’t for the fused-with-Zyx thing, I suppose I would just be normal — whatever that means."
When Felix Yz was three years old, a hyperintelligent fourth-dimensional being became fused inside him after one of his father’s science experiments went terribly wrong. The creature is friendly, but Felix — now thirteen — won’t be able to grow to adulthood while they’re still melded together. So a risky Procedure is planned to separate them... but it may end up killing them both instead.
This book is Felix’s secret blog, a chronicle of the days leading up to the Procedure. Some days it’s business as usual — time with his close-knit family, run-ins with a bully at school, anxiety about his crush. But life becomes more out of the ordinary with the arrival of an Estonian chess Grandmaster, the revelation of family secrets, and a train-hopping journey. When it all might be over in a few days, what matters most?
Told in an unforgettable voice full of heart and humor, Felix Yz is a groundbreaking story about how we are all separate, but all connected too.
Review
"[A] charming, engaging, humorous, and heartrending tale of self-awareness and coming of age." School Library Journal (Starred Review)
Review
"Captivating... Felix’s story is a love letter to anyone who feels out of place and a testament to the beauty of being 'different.'" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Review
"Acutely perceptive, disarmingly witty, devastatingly honest, and utterly captivating. Joyful, heartbreaking, completely bonkers, and exuberantly alive." Kirkus (Starred Review)
About the Author
Lisa Bunker recently left a thirty-year career in public and community broadcasting to write full-time. She lives in Exeter, New Hampshire, and does not play chess as well as she would like, but still plays anyway.