The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognonni
(368 pages)
Sebastian lives with his grandmother in a futuristic geodesic dome on the edge of their Iowa town. When a mother and son come to tour the dome, Sebastian's grandmother suffers a stroke. After the good Samaritan work the mother provided for Sebastian in a time of need, Sebastian then strikes up a friendship with her son, Jared.
Jared is a chain-smoking, punk-listening 15 year old heart transplant patient. He is fed up with his mother's church youth group and his sister sneaking around with boys he goes to school with. He is mostly sick of everyone tip-toeing around him thinking he is going to break.
Sebastian is too socially awkward to be bothered by Jared's heart condition. Instead, Sebastian sees everything else about Jared. As Sebastian's grandmother's condition worsens and in a fit of rage throws him out of the house, Sebastian goes to live with Jared and his dysfunctional family.
The rest is perfection.
I loved this book from the moment I started it. I didn't want it to end.
If I've learned anything on this journey to 50 books, it's that young adult fiction is alive and well! Great book!
Next up: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
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