Thanks for the Trouble

By Tommy Wallach

Book Overview

Tommy Wallach, the New York Times bestselling author of the "stunning debut" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) We All Looked Up , delivers a brilliant new novel about a young man who overcomes a crippling loss and finds the courage to live after meeting an enigmatic girl. "Was this story written about me?" I shrugged. "Yes or no?" I shrugged again, finally earning a little scowl, which somehow made the girl even more pretty. "It's very rude not to answer simple questions," she said. I gestured for my journal, but she still wouldn't give it to me. So I took out my pen and wrote on my palm. I can't , I wrote. Then, in tiny letters below it: Now don't you feel like a jerk? Parker Sant hasn't spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures, he skips school to hang out in hotels, killing time by watching the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth, a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks, he'll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for. From the celebrated author of We All Looked Up comes a unique story of first and last loves.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481418807
• ISBN13: 9781481418805
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12