Stonewall Book Award winner. âKonigsberg weaves together a masterful tale of uncovering the past, finding wisdom, and accepting others as well as oneself.â âSchool Library Journal (starred review)
Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Childrenâs/Young Adult
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection
Carson Smith is resigned to spending his summer in Billings, Montana, helping his mom take care of his father, a dying alcoholic he doesnât really know. Then he meets Aisha Stinson, a beautiful girl who has run away from her difficult family, and discovers a secret regarding his grandfather, who disappeared without warning or explanation decades before. Together, Carson and Aisha embark on an epic road trip to try and save Carsonâs dad, restore his fragmented family, and discover the âPorcupine of Truthâ in all of their lives.
âWords like âbrilliantâ are so overused when praising novelsâso I wonât use that word. Iâll just think it.â âBenjamin Alire SÃĄenz, author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
âUndeniably human and unforgettably wise, this book is a gift for us all.â âAndrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle
âKonigsberg . . . crafts fascinating, multidimensional teen and adult characters. A friendship between a straight boy and a lesbian is relatively rare in YA fiction and is, accordingly, exceedingly welcome.â âBooklist (starred review)
âThe story tackles questions about religion, family, and intimacy with depth and grace . . . Equal parts funny and profound.â âKirkus Reviews