No and Me
No and Me
No and Me
Delphine de Vigan
Parisian teenager Lou has an IQ of 160, OCD tendencies, and a mother who has suffered from depression for years. But Lou is about to change her life-and that of her parents-all because of a school project about homeless teens. While doing research, Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows, Lou bravely asks her parents if No can live with them, and is astonished when they agree. No's presence forces Lou's family to come to terms with a secret tragedy. But can this shaky, newfound family continue to live together when No's own past comes back to haunt her?Winner of the prestigious Booksellers' Prize in France, No and Me is a timely and thought-provoking novel about homelessness that has far-reaching appeal.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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Lou is a thirteen year old Parisian girl with an IQ off the charts and a broken 
family. When a school project leads her to discover the world of the homeless 
inhabiting Paris, she resolves to do something about it. She befriends a girl 
named No, a quiet homeless girl who seems to have lost all hope of ever getting 
off the streets. When No moves in with Lou's family and starts to rebuild her life, 
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