



Bodies change, people change, life continues. Based on Rob Harrell's real life experience, and packed with comic panels and spot art, this incredibly personal and poignant novel is an unforgettable, heartbreaking, hilarious, and uplifting story of survival and finding the music, magic, and laughter in life's weirdness.Įvanston Public Library Great Books for KidsĢ021 ALSC Notable Children's Books List Harrell's genius is making all of it feel authentic for a seventh grader, a teenager who, like countless others, just wants to be normal. But with his recent diagnosis of a rare eye cancer, blending in is off the table. He doesn't want to lose his hair, or wear a weird hat, or deal with the disappearing friends who don't know what to say to the cancer kid. Ross Maloy just wants to be a normal seventh grader. About the Book "Surviving middle school with one eye open."īook Synopsis A hilarious and heartwrenching story about surviving middle school-and an unthinkable diagnosis-while embracing life's weirdness.
