Thanks for the Trouble (Hardcover)

Parker hasn t spoken since he watched his father die five years ago. He communicates through writing on slips of paper and keeps track of his thoughts by journaling. A loner Parker has little interest in school his classmates or his future. But everything changes when he meets Zelda a mysterious young woman with an unusual request: treat me like a teenager -- Tommy Wallach the New York Times bestselling author of the stunning debut (Kirkus Reviews starred review) We All Looked Up delivers a brilliant new novel about a young man who overcomes a crippling loss and finds the courage to live after meeting an enigmatic girl. Was this story written about me? I shrugged. Yes or no? I shrugged again finally earning a little scowl which somehow made the girl even more pretty. It s very rude not to answer simple questions she said. I gestured for my journal but she still wouldn t give it to me. So I took out my pen and wrote on my palm. I can t I wrote. Then in tiny letters below it: Now don t you feel like a jerk? Parker Santé hasn t spoken a word in five years. While his classmates plan for bright futures he skips school to hang out in hotels killing time by watching the guests. But when he meets a silver-haired girl named Zelda Toth a girl who claims to be quite a bit older than she looks he ll discover there just might be a few things left worth living for. From the celebrated author of We All Looked Up comes a unique story of first and last loves.