For fans of Wendelin van Draanen and Cynthia Lord, a touching and
funny middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when
you're one step away from homelessness.
Twelve-and-three-quarter-year-old Felix Knutsson has a knack for trivia.
His favorite game show is Who What Where When; he even named his
gerbil after the host. Felix's mom, Astrid, is loving but can't seem to
hold on to a job. So when they get evicted from their latest shabby
apartment, they have to move into a van. Astrid swears him to secrecy;
he can't tell anyone about their living arrangement, not even Dylan and
Winnie, his best friends at his new school. If he does, she warns him,
he'll be taken away from her and put in foster care.
As their circumstances go from bad to worse, Felix gets a chance to
audition for a junior edition of Who What Where When, and he's
determined to earn a spot on the show. Winning the cash prize could make
everything okay again. But things don't turn out the way he expects. . .
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Susin Nielsen deftly combines humor, heartbreak, and hope in this moving
story about people who slip through the cracks in society, and about the
power of friendship and community to make all the difference.