Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Rating: 4/5

Publication Date: December 4, 2018

Genre: YA Contemporary

Recommended Age: 15+ (bullying, disabilities, family, realism)

Publisher: Oddities Kaylie Jones Books

Pages: 275

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Synopsis: It’s the summer of the drought, but thirteen-year-old Peter “Nemo” Grady has bigger problems on his mind than the weather. He hates his new home in the exclusive golf club community Willow Creek Landing. His parents are always fighting and he can’t escape the memory of his last seizure—when he flopped around the gymnasium floor like a fish out of water—earning him his dreaded nickname. To top it all off, Peter has no friends, but he receives plenty of unsolicited attention from Chipper, the boy scout super-bully who also happens to be a resident of Willow Creek. His only companion is his little sister, CJ, who thinks she is Wonder Woman.

Peter is all too aware that you don’t need rain in the forecast to have dark clouds overhead.

Things change when he meets his new neighbor, the mysterious Joshua, who predicts the drought will end with a storm of biblical proportions. Peter looks to his visiting, wheelchair-bound Uncle Herb, and his neighbors, Mr. James and Mr. Terry, for guidance as Josh prepares for imminent doom. With each passing day, Peter realizes that sooner or later he will have to rely on the strength of the lamest, most jelly-weak individual he knows—himself.

Review: I thought this was a great book! The book was interesting and thought provoking. The characters were well developed and I loved how the book revolved around real world issues. The characters were so unique and designed so intricately. The world building was also fantastic.

However, I do feel that the book was really slow for the most part, the beginning was especially so. But if you can get past that then the book is amazingly well done!

Verdict: A great family book!