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The Space Between
By (author) Don Aker
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Just dumped by his girlfriend, Jace Antonakos has recorded a proclamation in a notebook his English teacher made him take on his winter vacation to the Mayan Riviera: I'm going to Mexico to get laid. The fact that he's only days away from turning 18 and still a virgin has Jace spooked, and he figures that Playa del Carmen's golden beaches draped with equally golden girls should increase his odds of success. On the other hand, the fact that he's travelling with his mother, his aunt and his nine-year-old autistic brother just about kills that bet. Then he meets Kate, who he thinks might be just the person to help him with his problem. If only he knew what to say to her. Nothing new there - no one in his family has been talking much after what happened to his older brother, Stefan. Until now, the no-talking thing has been working for Jace, who has kept a secret from everyone-including himself-for nearly a year.Opening up to someone may be way more than he can handle. In a story that is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Don Aker once again captures an actual teenager, wrestles him to the page and compassionately reveals him as a character who is equally smart and stupid about sexuality, sex, telling the truth and hiding the lies. With his incredible high-wire talent for balancing sensitive subjects with sardonic, teen-friendly humour, Aker delivers another brilliant must- read novel.
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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 2 Jul 2015
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 256
Dimensions | 180 x 127 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 180g
ISBN | 978-0-0063-8522-6
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BISAC | juvenile fiction / social situations / adolescence
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