New Releases by Evan Roskos

Pour retrouver sa soeur, James va devoir affronter le réel. James Whitman n''est pas populaire. En même temps, quel adolescent de seize ans est passionné de poésie et serre les arbres dans ses bras ? Peut-être James aurait-il besoin d''un psy... Mais le seul qu''il a trouvé, il se l''est inventé : il s''agit du docteur Loiseau, un pigeon psychologue toujours prêt à l''écouter. Car décidément, depuis que Jorie, sa soeur, a quitté la maison, rien ne va plus pour James. Pour retrouver sa vie d''avant, il ne voit qu''une solution : comprendre ce qu''il s''est réellement passé et ramener Jorie. Mais très vite, l''adolescent est confronté à des secrets qu''il n''aurait jamais dû découvrir... et cette fois, les conseils du docteur Loiseau ne suffiront pas.

“Self-deprecating humor abounds in this debut novel that pulls no punches about the experience of depression and anxiety for its teen protagonist.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “I hate myself but I love Walt Whitman, the kook. Always positive. I need to be more positive, so I wake myself up every morning with a song of myself.” Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (à la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his beloved older sister, Jorie, out of the house. James’s painful struggle with anxiety and depression—along with his ongoing quest to understand what led to his self-destructive sister’s exile—make for a heart-rending read, but his wild, exuberant Whitmanization of the world and keen sense of humor keep this emotionally charged debut novel buoyant. “A poignant, funny, and bighearted novel about the power of saving oneself.”—Nina LaCour, award-winning author of We Are Okay “The right readers may find it lifesaving. Give this darkly funny debut to fans of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”—Booklist “Roskos has created a character that does not necessarily change throughout the book, but learns to live with himself as he is, to celebrate himself and those around him even as flawed as they are.”—VOYA “Author Roskos’s strength lies in his refusal to tidy up the mess in James’s life and in his relentless honesty about surviving with depression and anxiety.”—Horn Book “Roskos effectively sketches James as a boy who is far more comfortable inside his own head than in connecting with others . . . Bravely facing real sorrow, James confronts his problems with grace and courage.”—Publishers Weekly