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Poster Boy
Poster Boy
Poster Boy
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Poster Boy

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Sixteen-year-old Gray Fallon's life is looking pretty good. His easygoing parents -- a university science professor and silkscreen artist -- are happy for him to entertain his friends in his suburban basement. A part-time job at the Cineplex, the occasional beer or joint, a smart, funny best friend, a hot new girlfriend -- things couldn't really be any better.

Then Gray's twelve-year-old science nerd sister, Maggie, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Gray learns that the cancer may have environmental causes and sets out to uncover the cause and make Maggie better. His research reveals that silkscreen chemicals may be responsible for Maggie's illness. His mother's subsequent breakdown and father's anger finally drive him to quit school and seek haven at an organic farm. However, there is no escaping the reality of Maggie's illness, and the climax, written with wisdom, compassion and a complete lack of easy sentimentality, is a tour de force.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 1, 2009
ISBN9781554982202
Poster Boy
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Dede Crane

Dede Crane is the critically acclaimed author of the novel Sympathy and the collection The Cult of Quick Repair. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband, author Bill Gaston, and their four children.

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    Sixteen-year-old Gray Fallon’s life is pretty good. He has an awesome basement bedroom/game room/hangout that is the envy of his friends. He’s started dating one of the prettiest, most popular girls in school (an accomplishment for a part-time stoner like himself). He’s got good friends and a pretty nice family. And then the bombshell hits: his little sister is sick. And, in Gray’s eyes, it could have been prevented.The more Gray researches, the more he realizes that almost everything in his life is carcinogenic. Plastics, fuels, pesticides, meat. The things his family uses and eats every day might be behind his sister’s terminal cancer. So he’s determined to change his life — and his families — adopting a vegitarian diet, ridding the house of things like bleached paper and processed foods. That’s when he meets the couple running an organic farm not far away from his home. He sets up a homestead there in exchange for helping with farm chores. He becomes the poster boy for green living, with which comes media attention. Meanwhile, his mom and dad are struggling to cope with the devastation of the impending death of their daughter, and Gray’s sister just wants a few cheeseburgers and ice cream sundaes while she can still enjoy them.Deeply moving and beautifully written, this highly literary YA novel is a must-read for fans of Deb Caletti and Matt de la Peña. POSTER BOY by Dede Crane is a fabulous read, from the small press Groundwood Books. If you can’t find it at your local bookstore or library, be sure to place a special order or request it!

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