Children's Fiction Humorous Stories
Me Three
- Publisher
- Tundra Book Group
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2023
- Category
- Humorous Stories, Emotions & Feelings, Parents
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780735268722
- Publish Date
- Mar 2022
- List Price
- $22.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780735268746
- Publish Date
- Apr 2023
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
Allegations against his father turn eleven-year-old Rodney's life upside down in a powerful and surprisingly funny novel about new beginnings, friendships and a fresh look at the way things really are, by critically acclaimed author Susan Juby.
Eleven-year-old Rodney is starting sixth grade in a new school, in a new home in a new state. The new school is really old and smells like someone ate a couple of pounds of glue and then barfed it back up, and he's in a class with a bunch of kids who seem to sort of hate him. Even his best friend won't write him back. It's strange, because just a couple of months ago, Rodney was one of the most popular guys in his fifth-grade class. He lived in Las Vegas, with his mom, older sister and his dad, who was a successful professional poker player. Now his old life is over — his mom even says they shouldn't tell anyone their real last name. Because of something his dad did. Or something people said that he did. His dad says it's all a big misunderstanding, but he's now staying in a center "for people who are having problems, like being addicted to drugs or gambling, or because other people don't understand that you are just funny and friendly and sometimes you give people hugs or put your arm around them and they accuse you of taking liberties and ruin everything." Rodney is confident that it won't be long until the misunderstanding is all cleared up and they can all go back to their old life. But he can only keep the truth at bay for so long . . .
About the author
SUSAN JUBY is the author of the critically acclaimed Getting The Girl and Another Kind Of Cowboy, as well as the bestselling Alice series (Alice, I Think; Miss Smithers; Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last) and her latest novel for adults, The Woefield Poultry Collective. After dropping out of fashion college and attaining a BA from the University of British Columbia, Susan went to work in the book industry. She holds a master’s degree in publishing. She currently lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, James, and their dog, who prefers to remain anonymous. Visit her online at susanjuby.com.
Awards
- Short-listed, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
Editorial Reviews
One of CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2022)
"Me Three is thought provoking, well-developed, and . . . engaging." —Young Adulting
"The author, Susan Juby, adeptly weaves a plot filled with unique secondary characters and painful revelations to create a novel about how sometimes a person must live with the consequences of other peoples’ poor choices.” —CM: Canadian Review of Materials
