Felix Yz [Paperback]

“If it wasn’t for the fused-with-Zyx thing, I suppose I would just be normal—whatever that means.”
 
When Felix Yz was three years old, a hyperintelligent fourth-dimensional being became fused inside him after one of his father’s science experiments went terribly wrong. The creature is friendly, but Felix—now thirteen—won’t be able to grow to adulthood while they’re still melded together. So a risky Procedure is planned to separate them . . . but it may end up killing them both instead.
 
This book is Felix’s secret blog, a chronicle of the days leading up to the Procedure. Some days it’s business as usual—time with his close-knit family, run-ins with a bully at school, anxiety about his crush. But life becomes more out of the ordinary with the arrival of an Estonian chess Grandmaster, the revelation of family secrets, and a train-hopping journey. When it all might be over in a few days, what matters most?
 
Told in an unforgettable voice full of heart and humor,Felix Yzis a groundbreaking story about how we are all separate, but all connected too.An NPR Best Book of 2017
AKirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017
AVOYATop Shelf pick for 2017
An ALA 2018 Rainbow List Top Ten pick

★ Acutely perceptive, disarmingly witty, devastatingly honest, and utterly captivating.Joyful, heartbreaking, completely bonkers, and exuberantly alive.  —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★  Captivating. . . Felix's story is a love letter to anyone who feels out of place and a testament to the beauty of being 'different.'  —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ “Lisa Bunker's clever science fiction debut is heartwarming and witty. Felix's looming high-stakes procedure creates a sense of suspense, while the push and pull between Felix anlsì