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The Rest of Us Just Live Here

  • 317 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2015
  • 11 editions

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1 About this book

What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school.

Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions.

Good for readers who want: humor, fantasy, and the supernatural.

  • Humor
  • Fantasy
  • Dystopian fiction
  • Young adult fiction
  • Magical Realism
  • Teenagers
  • High schools
  • Supernatural

2 About Patrick Ness

Born 1971

Patrick Ness FRSL (born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking (2008–2010) trilogy and A Monster Calls (2011). Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal in 2011 and in 2012, for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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