āFull of wit and wisdom, and riotously funny to boot. A phenomenal debut!ā āRansom Riggs, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrineās Home for Peculiar Children
āAs irreverent as it is gratifying.ā āDavid Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitoland
A grieving teen faces dangerous classmates, reckless friends, and the one-year anniversary of his sisterās devastating death in this poignant, quirky, often humorous novel thatās perfect for fans of Jeff Zentner and Brendan Kiely.
Kirby Burns is about to have the second worst day of his life.
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the worst day of his life, and in the three hundred and sixty-four days since then he hasnāt stopped running: from his family, his memories, and the horse-sized farm dogs that chase him to the bus stop every morning.
But he canāt run forever, and Kirby and his friends PJ and Jake sneak out of his house to play a prank with consequences that follow them to school the next day, causing a chain reaction of mayhem and disaster. Itās a story thatās touching and funny, an authentic meditation on the pain of loss, and the challenge of getting paint to stick to cows.