First published 2012
Greg Gaines lives invisibly at seventeen. He prefers it that way. He makes movies with his friend Earl, though Greg admits they are terrible. Nobody sees them anyway. When classmate Rachel develops leukemia, Greg's mother pushes him to support her through the illness. Greg wants nothing to do with it but gives in. Rachel's condition worsens. Her chances of recovery shrink daily. Greg and Earl decide to create a farewell film for her. Greg calls it The Worst Film Ever Made. Yet making it becomes one of the most moving experiences of their young lives. This story captures the hilarious and terrible honesty of facing death while growing up.
Genres: fiction, coming-of-age, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
285 pages · Paperback · Dutch Media Uitgevers
Content warnings: death, terminal-illness