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Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
4.0
This reads like an Australian John Green.
Dan Cereill is miserable - his family went from rich to struggling after his father bankrupted the family company and his parents divorced when his father confessed he was gay. Dan and his mother move into an old Victorian that his mother inherited as a life tenant (she can live there but once she dies it will go to the National Trust, so they can't sell it and use the cash to survive, or sell any of the antiques within). The Cereills can no longer afford Dan's private school tuition, so he will begin the new school year at the local public school, where he hopes to reinvent himself from the nerd he used to be. Unfortunately for him, he does not reinvent himself and instead immediately becomes the target of the resident bully.
Meanwhile, Dan is obsessed with his beautiful new neighbor, Estelle. Like a John Green hero, he is a nerd who loves the mysterious, vibrant, cool girl without knowing her. In addition to being a creeper, Dan is a brat to his mom who is trying her best, but who keeps talking brides out of their weddings and thus out of being customers for her new wedding cake business.
I talked about how a book can win me over with a strong narrative voice in my review of [b:Other Broken Things|23257336|Other Broken Things|Christa Desir|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427128307l/23257336._SX50_.jpg|42798630]. And that's what helped me enjoy this book- despite Dan being a pretty flawed protagonist, he has a strong, compelling narrative voice. He also (thankfully) matures quite a bit in the course of the book, confronting his flaw. He owns up to his bad behavior and has many moments of true kindness.
Dan Cereill is miserable - his family went from rich to struggling after his father bankrupted the family company and his parents divorced when his father confessed he was gay. Dan and his mother move into an old Victorian that his mother inherited as a life tenant (she can live there but once she dies it will go to the National Trust, so they can't sell it and use the cash to survive, or sell any of the antiques within). The Cereills can no longer afford Dan's private school tuition, so he will begin the new school year at the local public school, where he hopes to reinvent himself from the nerd he used to be. Unfortunately for him, he does not reinvent himself and instead immediately becomes the target of the resident bully.
Meanwhile, Dan is obsessed with his beautiful new neighbor, Estelle. Like a John Green hero, he is a nerd who loves the mysterious, vibrant, cool girl without knowing her. In addition to being a creeper, Dan is a brat to his mom who is trying her best, but who keeps talking brides out of their weddings and thus out of being customers for her new wedding cake business.
I talked about how a book can win me over with a strong narrative voice in my review of [b:Other Broken Things|23257336|Other Broken Things|Christa Desir|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427128307l/23257336._SX50_.jpg|42798630]. And that's what helped me enjoy this book- despite Dan being a pretty flawed protagonist, he has a strong, compelling narrative voice. He also (thankfully) matures quite a bit in the course of the book, confronting his flaw. He owns up to his bad behavior and has many moments of true kindness.