No Fixed Address

By Susin Nielsen

A trivia-loving boy must keep his homelessness secret while competing for a life-changing game show prize.

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288 pages· 52,409 words· Est. 6 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Felix Knutsson, a trivia whiz, faces a secret challenge: he's living in a van with his mom, Astrid, after eviction. Forbidden to tell anyone, not even his best friends, Felix sees a game show as their ticket out. But as he auditions for Who What Where When, the stakes rise. Can winning solve everything, or will unexpected twists change his world forever? This heartfelt tale explores the power of friendship and resilience in the face of adversity.

From the publisher

For fans of Wendelin van Draanen and Cynthia Lord, a touching and funny middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you’re one step away from homelessness. Twelve-and-three-quarter-year-old Felix Knutsson has a knack for trivia. His favorite game show is Who What Where When; he even named his gerbil after the host. Felix’s mom, Astrid, is loving but can’t seem to hold on to a job. So when they get evicted from their latest shabby apartment, they have to move into a van. Astrid swears him to secrecy; he can’t tell anyone about their living arrangement, not even Dylan and Winnie, his best friends at his new school. If he does, she warns him, he’ll be taken away from her and put in foster care. As their circumstances go from bad to worse, Felix gets a chance to audition for a junior edition of Who What Where When, and he’s determined to earn a spot on the show. Winning the cash prize could make everything okay again. But things don’t turn out the way he expects. . . . Susin Nielsen deftly combines humor, heartbreak, and hope in this moving story about people who slip through the cracks in society, and about the power of friendship and community to make all the difference.

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