Book of the Month: November – 100 Sideways Miles

100 Sideways Milesby Andrew Smith Here’s what you need to know about Finn Easton: He has one blue eye and one green eye. He lives in the shadow of his father’s cult-classic book, in which the main character bears an uncanny resemblance to Finn. He measures the world in miles instead of minutes. He plays baseball. As a little kid, a dead horse falling from a bridge broke Finn’s back and killed his mother. The aftermath is that Finn is scarred and suffers from epileptic seizures.If this is sounding a bit strange, let’s not forget that this story also features knackeries, abandoned prisons, and a lot of raunchy analogies for the symbol : | :One summer, Finn falls in love with a girl named Julia. After Julia moves back home, Finn and his best friend Cade go on a road trip to Oklahoma. The boys leave in hopes of figuring out life after high school, but their involvement in an unexpected accident rewrites their future.When author Andrew Smith went on a book tour earlier this year, his tagline was “Keep YA Weird”. He is the master of offbeat, experimental fiction and this coming-of-age story was the perfect combo of great writing, likeable characters and a dash of weirdness. Other books like 100 Sideways Miles: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, Noggin by John Corey Whaley, Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith, Going Bovine by Libba Bray