No Fixed Address

No Fixed Address

By Susin Nielsen

Pages

288

Rating

4.23

Year

2018

ContemporaryYoung AdultFictionMental HealthPovertyMiddle Grade

Description

Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother Astrid and pet gerbil Horatio, and is brilliant at memorising facts and trivia. So far, pretty normal.

But Felix and his mother, Astrid, have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises it’s only for a while, until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word about it.

When Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide that most of his clothes are in storage, that he only showers weekly at the community centre, and that he doesn’t have enough to eat. When his friends Dylan and Winnie ask to visit, Felix always has an excuse.

But Felix has a plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show, Who, What, Where, When, and win the cash prize. All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brain power.