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The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Patrick Ness

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The Rest of Us Just Live Here

by Patrick Ness
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Ordinary lives juxtaposed against extraordinary backdrop.

This isn't your average high school tale. "The Rest of Us Just Live Here" flips the hero narrative on its head, focusing on the lives of those not destined to save the world. You'd enjoy this if you've ever wondered about the 'unchosen' ones—their struggles, their dreams, and the humour in their relatively mundane lives against the chaotic events that tend to overshadow them. Ness's storytelling makes the ordinary feel extraordinary.

  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2017)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2018)
  • Carnegie Medal Nominee (2016)
  • YA Book Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2016)
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.

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

by Patrick Ness
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ISBN: 9781406365566
Author: Patrick Ness
Publisher: Walker Books
Date of Publication: 2016-05-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance
Related Topics: Magical Realism, Coming of Age, Young Adult Romance, High School, Mental Health, Young Adult Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 60423 readers)

Description

Not everyone has to be the chosen one. What if you're not an indie kid, fighting zombies, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Sometimes you just have to discover how even an ordinary life can be extraordinary. From the bestselling and award-winning author of A Monster Calls and More Than This comes a bold, funny and insightful look at many different types of remarkable.
 

Ordinary lives juxtaposed against extraordinary backdrop.

This isn't your average high school tale. "The Rest of Us Just Live Here" flips the hero narrative on its head, focusing on the lives of those not destined to save the world. You'd enjoy this if you've ever wondered about the 'unchosen' ones—their struggles, their dreams, and the humour in their relatively mundane lives against the chaotic events that tend to overshadow them. Ness's storytelling makes the ordinary feel extraordinary.

  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2017)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2018)
  • Carnegie Medal Nominee (2016)
  • YA Book Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2016)
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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