A weird, sardonic delight with the shape of an allegory and the heart
of a joyful song. --Brenna Yovanoff, New York Times bestselling author
of The Replacement
**In this brilliantly written tragicomedy from acclaimed Morris finalist
Len Vlahos comes a story about a girl whose dying father does the
unthinkable--puts his life up for auction online.
**
When fifteen-year-old Jackie discovers that her father has been
diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, her whole world starts to
crumble. She can't imagine how she'll live without him.
Then, in a desperate act to secure his family's future, Jackie's father
does the unthinkable--he puts his life up for auction on eBay. Jackie
can do nothing but watch and wait as an odd assortment of bidders, some
with nefarious intentions, drive the price up higher. The fate of her
entire family hangs in the balance.
But no one can predict how the auction will finally end, or any of the
very public fallout that ensues. Life as Jackie knows it is about to
change forever . . .
Surprising, original, political, and deeply affecting . . . It is one of
those rare works of art that keeps you guessing up to the very last
page. --Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your Life
It will tear you apart, and yet it's an absolute joy. --Adi Alsaid,
author of Let's Get Lost and Never, Always, Sometimes