Overview
Seventeen years old. Rich. Hot. Captain of the Drone War team. Head prefect of a surreally elite boarding school. Tremmy is dying. His illness strips everything from him---including the support of his teachers and friends who once nurtured his bright future. Worst of all, his best friend's meteoric rise has come at the expense of Tremmy's spectacular fall. Far from going out with the bang he'd hoped for, Tremmy faces betrayal. But his illness has the power to expose the best as well as the worst of his school, his friends, and himself. Tremmy sets out to prove that the community he loves has to overcome its fear of death in order to truly begin to live. And Tremmy receive the momentous end he so fervently desires. Trigger Warnings: Although Young Adult, this novel is recommended for ages 16+ due to profanity, mature themes, and sexuality. It contains subjects such as suicide, death, illness, medical assistance in dying, sexual assault, and racism. I approach these subjects with sensitivity and careful research, but they are part of the story.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael F Stewart
Publisher: Publishing House
Imprint: Publishing House
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.308kg
ISBN: 9781989133057
ISBN 10: 1989133053
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 14 June 2021
Recommended Age: From 16 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Stewart's rendition of high school life is so honest and realistic, and his characters so complex, that readers are sure to see aspects of themselves in these pages. The book offers a unique, well-paced, and darkly comedic coming-of-age story with a sometimes-unlikable narrator at its center. Along the way, Stewart even explores the option of assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses with no chance of survival. Indeed, there's no shying away from themes of death in this story; Tremmy even has a habit of writing obituaries for everyone he knows. In this way, the book asks an intriguing question: Is thinking about one's mortality unhealthy and morbid--or just a part of becoming an adult? An offbeat tear-jerker with a sense of humor and a call to action. -- Kirkus Reviews.
Author Information
Michael F. Stewart is an award-winning author of many books for young people in various genres, including Ray Vs. the Meaning of Life, Heart Sister, and The Momentous Expiration of Tremmy Sinclair. Michael lives in Ottawa.
