Nix Minus One

“The hard-won hopefulness of Nix’s growth will linger with [readers] long after the poetry ends.”—School Library Journal  
Nix Humbolt doesn’t talk much. He lies low at school, and at home, Nix finds refuge in his father’s woodshop where he builds intricate boxes and tables—and avoids arguments with his older sister, Roxy. She is loud, confident, rebellious, and the polar-opposite of Nix. Though he loves her, she can really annoy him sometimes—especially when she decides to date Bryan Sykes. The guy is seriously toxic, but Roxy won’t listen to facts, so what can Nix do? The only battles he ever fights are on his Xbox—until the day he finds the guts to fight for Swiff Dunphy’s neglected dog. Twig won’t win any beauty contests, but Nix is determined to save her. And when the unimaginable happens, could Twig be the one who saves him?
Award-winning author, Jill MacLean, brings Nix’s free-verse story to life with poignancy and heart. Jill is the author of five novels for older juvenile and young adult readers. Nix Minus One is a prestigious White Ravens Selection and Bank Street Best Book.

About the author

Acclaimed author Jill MacLean is the author of five novels for older juvenile and young adult readers, best known for her novel, The Nine Lives of Travis Keating. Among other honors, several of her books have won the Ann Connor Brimer Award and been nominated for the CLA Book Awards, the OLA Forest of Reading Awards, and the SYRCA awards. Nix Minus One is also a prestigious White Ravens Selection and Bank Street Best Book. Jill lives in Bedford, Nova Scotia, near her family. Her latest release is a historical novel for adults, The Arrows of Mercy (2023). 

Summary

Now in a new paperback edition! From the award-winning author, Jill MacLean, comes a free-verse story about a boy, a dog, and the way they save each other.

Foreword

• 5,000-copy print run 
• Featured at physical and virtual library conferences  
• Classroom guide for educators now available  
• Promotion on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, and Pinterest 
• E-newsletter promotion 

Product details

• Authors: Jill MacLean
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 24.01.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781772783353
• ISBN: 978-1-77278-335-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life; self-esteem, Guilt, grief, Novels in verse, Brothers and sisters, Guilt -- Juvenile fiction., Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction., Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction., Grief -- Juvenile fiction., Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction., Teenagers and death, Human-animal relationships, Teenagers and death -- Juvenile fiction.