Winner! 2007 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
Odd Man Out
by Sarah Ellis
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins. Gran’s house is about to be demolished, so anything goes. When Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He’s bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings, and business cards. All accompany a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is secretly infecting teenagers with a cell-altering virus. Sarah Ellis’s many awards include the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, and the Canadian Authors Association Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work. She lives in Vancouver. More