Join Us for the Launch of This Special Novel!

Not Nothing is the touching new middle grade novel from GAYLE FORMAN! After a young boy turns his life upside down, the steps he must take to right it lead him to an unlikely and life-changing friendship! GAYLE FORMAN will be in conversation with ADAM GIDWITZ, author of Max in the House of Spies.

In Not Nothing, Alex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad, resulting in a judge ordering him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home. To add to this, he hasn’t seen his mom in a year, his aunt and uncle don’t want him, and Shady Glen’s geriatric residents seem like zombies to him. Josey, one of the residents, is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp. But now he spends his days at Shady Glen, refusing to speak and waiting to die. Until Alex knocks on Josey’s door… and Josey begins to tell Alex his story. The unlikely bond that blossoms will be life-changing for both of them.

Thursday, September 12th at 6PM ET at Our 17th St Store!

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