All Dylan Mint has ever wanted is to keep his Tourette's in check and live life as a rmal teenager. The swearing, the tics, the howling dog that escapes when things are at their worst--thing about Tourette's makes it easy to meet cute girls or have rmal friends (or many friends at all). But a routine hospital visit changes everything--Dylan overhears that he's going to die. In an attempt to claim the life he's always wanted, he decides to grant himself parting wishes, or Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It. In an intimate portrayal of life with Tourette's, Dylan's journey to come to terms with the disorder that has defined his life and his preconceptions about the world around him is hilarious, painful and, ultimately, utterly masterful.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
ISBN-10
1619633469
ISBN-13
9781619633469
eBay Product ID (ePID)
195140197
Product Key Features
Author
Brian Conaghan
Format
Unsewn / Adhesive Bound,Paper over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Young Adult Fiction
Additional Product Features
Author Biography
Brian Conaghan lives and works as a teacher in Dublin and has a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. When Mr. Dog Bites is his debut American novel.