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Bloomsbury USA Childrens
On sale:
August 2010
Price:
$16.99
Format:
Hardcover
Size:
5.5 x 8.25 in
Pages:
256 pp
Ages:
12
Grades:
7-12
ISBN-13: 9781599904795
ISBN-10: 1599904799
No and Me
By Delphine de Vigan
Book Description
The international award-winning story of two girls from different backgrounds, united in friendship
Parisian teenager Lou has an IQ of 160, OCD tendencies, and a mother who has suffered from depression for years. But Lou is about to change her life-and that of her parents-all because of a school project about homeless teens. While doing research, Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows, Lou bravely asks her parents if No can live with them, and is astonished when they agree. No's presence forces Lou's family to come to terms with a secret tragedy. But can this shaky, newfound family continue to live together when No's own past comes back to haunt her?
Winner of the prestigious Booksellers' Prize in France, No and Me is a timely and thought-provoking novel about homelessness that has far-reaching appeal.
"Moving. Writing in Lou’s strong, convincing voice, de Vigan poses the largest existential questions about meaning, purpose, and the possibilities and limits of saving another life. Subtle, authentic details, memorable characters and realistic ambiguities in each scene ground the story’s weighty themes, and teens will easily recognize Lou’s fragile shifts between heartbreak, bitter disillusionment, and quiet, miraculous hope."—Booklist
"Thought-provoking and often poetic musings about No’s life challenge readers to rethink their responsibilities to humankind. Winner of France’s Prix des Libraires, this quiet yet gripping translation proves its merit."—Kirkus Reviews
"Told in brief scenes interspersed with Lou’s questions and findings, this novel explores the intersection and interdependence of lives and how relationships change the people in them and around them. The directness of Lou’s narration, coupled with the structure of the novel, gives it a spare quality, resulting in a profound and haunting book."—School Library Journal
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