Me Myself & Him

Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli´s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and A. S. King´s Still Life with Tornado, this story of parallel time lines cleverly explores how our choices can change and shape us--as well as the ways in which choices don´t change the core of our being at all. When Chris Schweitzer takes a hit of whippets and passes out face first on the cement, his nose isn´t the only thing that changes forever. Instead of staying home with his friends for the last summer after high school, he´s shipped off to live with his famous physicist but royal jerk of a father to prove he can play by the rules before Dad will pay for college. Or . . . not. In an alternate time line, Chris´s parents remain blissfully ignorant about the accident, and life at home goes back to normal--until it doesn´t. A new spark between his two best (straight) friends quickly turns Chris into a (gay) third wheel, and even worse, the truth about the whippets incident starts to unravel. As his summer explodes into a million messy pieces, Chris wonders how else things might have gone. Is it possible to be jealous of another version of yourself in an alternate reality that doesn´t even exist? With musings on fate, religion, parallel universes, and the best way to eat a cinnamon roll, Me Myself & Him examines how what we consider to be true is really just one part of the much (much) bigger picture. Wildly ingenious, ...altogether, the novel´s a winner in this and any other universe.-Booklist, Starred Review Tebbetts creates entertaining dual narratives...[and] enjoyable Easter eggs.-Publishers Weekly An engaging story that examines love, relationships, and the different paths one´s life can take...[perfect] for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli´s What if It´s Us, Bill Konigsberg´s The Music of What Happens, and Robyn Schneider´s The -Beginning of Everything.--SLJ