A funny moving love story about facing fears hand in hand
- one snakespiderpotentially unstable fourth-floor balcony at a time From acclaimed author of OUR CHEMICAL HEARTS Krystal Sutherland Esther Solar's family is unusual Her father hasn't left the basement in six years Her brother is terrified of darkness Esther isn't afraid of anything
- because she avoids pretty much everything Elevators are off limits as are open spaces crowds family pets birds needles haircuts dolls & mirrors But when Esther is pickpocketed by her cocky old classmate Jonah Walker Esther & Jonah become surprising friends Jonah sets a challenge every week they must work their way through the world's fifty most common phobias Skydiving horse riding beekeeping public speaking reptilehouses
- they plan to do it all Soon their weekly foray into fear becomes the only thing that keeps them tethered to reality & to each other But each is keeping a secret from the other a secret that threatens to rip them apart