Somebody Up There Hates You

A Novel

Hollis Seamon

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Chronicle Books
01 February 2015

General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA); Young Adult

Chemo, radiation, a zillion surgeries, watching my mom age twenty years in twenty months: if that’s part of the Big Dude’s plan, then it’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? Somebody up there hates you.

Smart-mouthed and funny, sometimes raunchy, Richard Casey is in most ways a typical seventeen-year-old boy. Except Richie has cancer, and he’s spending his final days in a hospice unit. In this place where people go to die, Richie has plans to make the most of the life he has left. Sylvie, the only other hospice inmate under sixty, has a few plans of her own for Richie. What begins as camaraderie quickly blossoms into real love, and this starcrossed pair is determined to live on their own terms, in whatever time remains.

“Each character is vividly drawn, with a sharp, memorable voice that readers will love and remember... A fresh, inspiring story.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Even in hospice, a lot can happen in a short time... Being near death doesn’t mean abandoning hope for the life that remains.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

By: Hollis Seamon
Imprint: Chronicle Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781616204549
ISBN 10: 1616204540
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 February 2015
Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Somebody Up There Hates You: A Novel

"""Even in hospice, a lot can happen in a short time ... Being near death doesn't mean abandoning hope for the life that remains."" --Publishers Weekly, starred review ""Seamon's first young-adult novel is a tender, insightful, and unsentimental look at two teens in extremis. It brings light to a very dark place, and in so doing, does its readers a generous service."" --Booklist"