by Libba Bray
Delacorte Press, New York 2009
Cameron is drifting breezily through his sixteenth year with the help of pot and sarcasm. Then he loses control of his arm and throws a milkshake at a pretty and popular girl and accidentally punches her sister's large athletic boyfriend in the stomach. Meanwhile, he's seeing things that aren't really there - a feather with the word "hello" written on it, a punk girl with angel wings, fire engulfing his classroom... and then he finds out he's dying and things really get weird.
Cameron's descent into the late stages of Mad Cow disease leads him on an adventure that may or may not be his reality. But what is reality, really? This strange and fast-paced book gave me weird dreams for days.
Bottom Line:
Tenacious garden gnomes, fire monsters, a trip to the Big Easy and a cult of happy nit-whits. Loved it.
