Somebody Up There Hates You

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