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The rest of us just live here / Patrick Ness.

Author: Ness, Patrick, 1971-

Publication year: 2015

Language: English

Format: Hardback

Classification: Fiction

Publisher: Walker Books, 2015.

Resource type: Physical

ISBN: 9781406331165 (hbk.) :

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This bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the 'chosen one'? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up his high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend might just be the God of mountain lions ...

Adolescent.

Teenage 11-14 years

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342 pages ; 23 cm

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As a strong fan of Ness I was looking forward to reading this. Similar to other nominees he also highlighted the clichés within school and, In this book, wrote of the "indie kids" who deviated from social norms and got involved with paranormal activities. It was cleverly done and thoroughly enjoyab