Compelling new science fiction
I might have mentioned before that I'm actually not a big fan of science fiction. It's not my jam, but actually, after this round of the CYBILS reading, I might have to rethink that label, because there has been some righteous science fiction this year. The latest one I've read is called "The Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity" by Nicole Valentine. It's about Finn, who's a middle schooler and a bit of a loner. His mom has left the family and no one is talking about where she is or how long she'll be gone and she's not answering her phone or responding to text messages. Finn is worried. His dad sends him to stay with his grandmother in rural Vermont and that's kind of a good thing. He adores his grandmother, it puts him closer to his best friend, Gabi, and since his dad has been really distant and kind of unresponsive, it's kind of good to be away from him. Except that once he's there at his grandmother's, really weird...