Worst-Case Collin

by Rebecca Caprara (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Twelve-year-old Collin has a plan to survive any worst-case scenario. Avalanche? No problem. Riptide? Stay calm. He's 100% prepared for every disaster...except maybe his home life.

Collin is always prepared for something to go wrong. Ever since he lost his mom in a car accident, he's been journaling about how to overcome things like avalanches, riptides, or even a bad case of halitosis. Meanwhile, Collin's father grows more distant by the day, and has started hoarding things throughout their house. Determined to hide his home life from his friends, Collin navigates middle school alongside the hilarious and clueless Liam, and Georgia, who Collin may have feelings for. Can Collin learn to be vulnerable around those he loves, even when he can't control every possible scenario?

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Rebecca Caprara
Rebecca Caprara has been writing stories since she was a little girl. What she enjoys the most is writing across genres and form for middle-grade readers. The Magic of Melwick Orchard was her debut novel.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781623541453
Lexile Measure
680
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication date
September 20, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
JUV039240 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Depression & Mental Illness
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Death
Fathers and sons
Novels in verse
Mathematicians
Psychological fiction
Grief
Parents
Compulsive hoarding
Bereavement in children
Hoarders

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