This wonderful new novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks - quirky characters, insight, wit - underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory, and the creative imagination. : Odd Man Out (9780888997029) by Ellis, Sarah and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.

But Kip's literary reading has frightening consequences that reveal even more strange secrets about his beloved father. When the cousins tell Kip he needs to think up something to do for Talent Night, he panics - until he remembers the binder. At the island will be his five girl cousins. He’s bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings, and business cards - all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus. Told in third person, the protagonist, Kip, is on an airplaine, headed to an island where his grandmother lives. When Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. Ellis has a sure hand at dialogue, bringing to life each cousin's eccentricity and Gran's warmth. This wonderful new novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks quirky characters, insight, wit underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory, and the creative imagination. ( Teaching Tolerance ) Odd Man Out is beautifully written: clever, funny, and hauntingly sad. Gran’s house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it’s drawing maps on the wall or sawing off the banister for a smoother ride. (Booklist ) Odd Man Out is a mystery novel full of thoughtfulness and humour. Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she’s a dog.

Odd Man Out by Sarah Ellis