Imprint:
Penguin Teen CanadaISBN:
9780735270114Product Form:
PaperbackForm detail:
TradeAudience:
Teenage: Age (years) 14, Grade (US) 9Dimensions:
8.25in x 5.5 x 0.83 in | 0.64 lbPage Count:
336 pagesCOMPELLING STORY: The world is set in a medical program that truly exists, but we don’t normally hear much about — Simulated Patient Program (SPP) — where, in this case, a group of teens pretend to be patients at a hospital, role-playing various ailments/conditions, including depression, pregnancy, etc., for med students to practice dealing with.
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Vicki’s books have been shortlisted for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America, and and declared “best book” by the New York Public Library and Bank Street College, as well as won major Canadian awards including the Ontario Library Teen Choice Award.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS: Her most recent YA novel, 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You, sold in twenty-two territories and is optioned for TV by DHX Media. The paperback is publishing September 2020.
SCREENWRITER: Vicki is also an accomplished and award-winning television scriptwriter. She has written almost 100 episodes of children’s TV, as well as two documentaries (and working on her third).
BOOKSELLER/LIBRARIAN LOVE: Vicki is very well known in children’s literary circles.
One of CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2021 — Starred Pick
“An important representation of the pressure that teenagers can feel and the damaging coping habits that they can use to maintain a semblance of normalcy.” —CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“A thriller about a 17-year-old whose life falls through the cracks.” —Kirkus Reviews