Denton Little's Deathdate
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- ¥1,400
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'Denton's funny, self-effacing genuineness will keep readers rooting for him' Kirkus Reviews
'Full belly-laugh funny' Notes From The Underground
'Freaking hilarious' goodreads.com
'Very, very funny . . . fresh, original and an absolute joy to read' thebookbag.co.uk
'This book! Oh my god, this book is brilliant! … It's so exciting and awesome! Who has ever heard of a teen angsty, hilariously funny, fast-paced, exciting dystopian? I love it!' Once Upon a Bookcase
The first of two books, Denton Little's Deathdateis an utterly gripping read - with a killer plot twist, hilarious characters, and atruly memorable voice.
Imminent death has never been so funny!Denton Little's Deathdatetakes place in a world exactly like our own - except that everyone knows the day on which they will die.
For Denton, that's in just two days - the day of his senior prom. Despite his early deathdate, Denton has always wanted to live a normal life - but his final days are filled with dramatic firsts. First hangover. First sex. First love triangle (the first sex seems to have happened not with his adoring girlfriend, but with his best friend's sister. Though he's not totallysure - see, first hangover).
His anxiety builds when he discovers a mysterious purple rash making its way up his body. Is this what will kill him? Then a strange man shows up at his funeral, claiming to have known Denton's long-deceased mother, and warning him to beware of suspicious characters . . .
Suddenly Denton's life is filled with mysterious questions and precious little time to find the answers. Debut author Lance Rubin takes us on a fast, gripping, and outrageously funny ride through the last hours of a teenager's life as he searches for love, meaning and (just maybe) a way to live on . . .
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Denton Little lives in a world just like ours, except that most people know the exact day they will die, thanks to advances in the field of "AstroThanatoGenetics." Denton is a so-called "Early," because he's slated to die at age 17. On the day of his funeral, Denton wakes up with a wicked hangover and few memories of the night before, other than that he thinks he broke up with his girlfriend and made out with his best friend's sister. As Denton's death date creeps closer, he develops a strange purple rash, begins to have questions about his late mother, and wonders if he's wasted his short life by trying to live it "normally." Rubin's debut doesn't take itself too seriously Denton gives a horrible rambling eulogy at his own funeral, and there's even a coordinated dance number at prom and the open-ended conclusion necessitates a sequel. But the tweaked contemporary setting, irreverent end-of-life humor, and big, existential questions make this a good pick for fans of John Corey Whaley's Noggin. Ages 14 up.
