THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME most about Upper Shuckburgh-and it’s hard to pick only one-is that there’s no Lower Shuckburgh. It’s a story that’s touching and funny, an authentic meditation on the pain of loss, and the challenge of getting paint to stick to cows. 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 hasn’t stopped running: from his family, his memories, and the horse-sized farm dogs that chase him to the bus stop every morning.īut he can’t 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. Kirby Burns is about to have the second worst day of his life. “As irreverent as it is gratifying.” -David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and MosquitolandĪ grieving teen faces dangerous classmates, reckless friends, and the one-year anniversary of his sister’s devastating death in this poignant, quirky, often humorous novel that’s perfect for fans of Jeff Zentner and Brendan Kiely. A phenomenal debut!” -Ransom Riggs, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children “Full of wit and wisdom, and riotously funny to boot.

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