A review by bound4travel
The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Kermit's sister dies and he receives an unexpected invitation to join a club with other teens who have lost someone close to them. There he gets to know Matt, his long term crush and they begin to form a close relationship. Magoon is masterful in this novel - developing believable teenagers from diverse perspectives, reflecting the realities of grief in all its forms, exploring sexual identity with all its confusion and realities, and not shying away from discussing mental health. My initial interest in this book stemmed from the fact that it centered a boy experiencing the loss of his sister as my brother passed away. It met my expectations there - providing me with a mirror of grief and all its complexities - but shocked me by providing so much more.