First published 2005
Lucius Sims knows he's smart, even if nobody else sees it. His eyes sit wider apart than most kids', his nose bends at an odd angle, and he walks with a limp. Miss Cooley thinks he belongs in special education. She's wrong about his mind, but Lucius has learned to expect misunderstandings. Then a man appears claiming to be his father. Lucius knows his father is dead, yet he doesn't hesitate when the stranger offers to take him away. The decision launches him into a world where nothing matches what he thought he knew about his family or himself. Told through Lucius's own voice, this story follows a boy whose physical differences have taught him to see the world from angles others miss. His journey reveals how the ordinary world transforms when viewed through truly different eyes, and how feelings can be explored without falling into cheap emotion.
Genres: literary-fiction, coming-of-age, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
176 pages · Paperback · EDICIONES SM