The Baby Project

Melanie's Last Ride

Attack of the Black Rectangles

Katie John and Heathcliff

The Copycat

The Collected

Eli Over Easy

Love and Pollywogs from Camp Calamity

When Kip arrives for a summer visit with his grandmother and five cousins in British Columbia, he learns that her ramshackle house is to be demolished. This means unfettered fun for Kip and his cousins as they explore every inch of the place. There, Kip finds something unexpected an old binder kept by his dead father as a boy. Its a strange scrapbook filled with puzzling lists, newspaper clippings, business cards, hair samples, and intricate drawings all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative with a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus. Kip is both intrigued and alarmed as the fantastic tale offers a window into his father's unsettling imagination. When his cousins start making plans for Talent Night, Kip panics then remembers the story in the binder. Can he handle what it will reveal about his father? This highly praised novel has Sarah Ellis' trademark quirkiness, humor, and insight. As well as exploring the themes of family, Odd Man Out features intriguing notions about memory and stories, how writers get their ideas, how real and imaginary lives are interwoven, and how the writing life can provide both escape and ballast.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Baby Project

Sarah Ellis, 1986

Melanie's Last Ride

Abbey Campbell Cook, Joanna Campbell, 1998

Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King, 2022

Katie John and Heathcliff

Mary Calhoun, 1980

The Copycat

Wendy Mcleod Macknight, 2020

The Collected

R. C. Alexander, 2020

Eli Over Easy

Phil Stamper, 2023

Love and Pollywogs from Camp Calamity

Mary Hershey, 2010