An Abundance of KatherinesFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Michael L. Printz Honor Book Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Katherine V thought boys were gross Katherine X just wanted to be friends Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail K-19 broke his heart When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself. |
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... Starnes should be home . " He greeted them at the door . Starnes's lower jaw was missing ; he ap- peared to have a kind of duck bill covered in skin instead of a chin or jaw or teeth . And yet he still tried to smile for Lindsey ...
... Starnes should be home . " He greeted them at the door . Starnes's lower jaw was missing ; he ap- peared to have a kind of duck bill covered in skin instead of a chin or jaw or teeth . And yet he still tried to smile for Lindsey ...
Page 80
... Starnes said , and Colin sat down on a musty couch not unlike the one on which he and K - 19 had shared their first kiss . Lindsey introduced Colin and Hassan , and then Colin started asking questions . The room was not air ...
... Starnes said , and Colin sat down on a musty couch not unlike the one on which he and K - 19 had shared their first kiss . Lindsey introduced Colin and Hassan , and then Colin started asking questions . The room was not air ...
Page 81
... Starnes's jawless chin couldn't follow suit . Already , the house felt like a hot tub without the water and bubbles . This is a hard way to make a hundred dollars , Colin thought . " Y'all want some tea ? " Starnes asked . Without ...
... Starnes's jawless chin couldn't follow suit . Already , the house felt like a hot tub without the water and bubbles . This is a hard way to make a hundred dollars , Colin thought . " Y'all want some tea ? " Starnes asked . Without ...
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