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Ostrich

Matt Greene

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Laugh-out-loud funny and cry-out-loud sad.

Ostrich’s unique appeal lies in how it seamlessly merges humor and poignancy, making it a great read for people in search of a refreshing and charming coming-of-age story. The book follows Alex, whose obliviousness to his impending diagnosis of Huntington's disease makes him focus on seemingly inconsequential tasks. The book is a heartfelt and realistic portrayal of growing up, and would be perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.

  • Betty Trask Award (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Condition guide
ISBN: 9781780225159
Author: Matt Greene
Publisher: W&N
Date of Publication: 2015-01-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Young Adult
Related Topics: Teen
Goodreads rating: 3.32
(rated by 1221 readers)

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This is Alex’s story. But he doesn’t know exactly what it’s about yet, so you probably shouldn’t either. Instead, here are some things that it’s sort of about (but not really): It’s sort of (but not really) about brain surgery. It’s sort of (but not really) about a hamster named Jaws 2 (after the original Jaws (who died), not the movie Jaws 2). It’s sort of (but actually quite a lot) about Alex’s parents. It’s sort of (but not really) about feeling ostrichized (which is a better word for excluded (because ostriches can’t fly so they often feel left out)). It’s sort of (but not really (but actually, the more you think about it, kind of a lot)) about empathy (which is like sympathy only better), and also love and trust and fate and time and quantum mechanics and friendship and exams and growing up. And it’s also sort of about courage. Because sometimes it actually takes quite a lot of it to bury your head in the sand.
 

Laugh-out-loud funny and cry-out-loud sad.

Ostrich’s unique appeal lies in how it seamlessly merges humor and poignancy, making it a great read for people in search of a refreshing and charming coming-of-age story. The book follows Alex, whose obliviousness to his impending diagnosis of Huntington's disease makes him focus on seemingly inconsequential tasks. The book is a heartfelt and realistic portrayal of growing up, and would be perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.

  • Betty Trask Award (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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