From Frank Cottrell Boyceāthe beloved, award-winning, New York Timesābestselling author of Millions and Cosmicācomes another hilarious, heartbreaking, and completely original middle grade novel.
Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything. That sort of planning pays off when youāre the smallest kid in your class. Rory is even prepared (mostly) for Tommy-Lee, his nemesis, who starts most days by throwing Rory out of the back of the school bus. Donāt be scared, his favorite book says, be prepared. And Rory aims to be. Whatās more heroic than that?
But Rory isnāt prepared when he suddenly and inexplicably turns green and finds himself stuck in an experimental hospital ward. The doctors are just as baffled as Rory is, and thatās when he begins to wonder: What if this isnāt caused by his genes, or a virus, or something he ate? What if itās something even more extraordinary? After all, more than a few superheroesā careers began when they turned green. Could this be a sign that heās meant for something greater? Rory is going to find outāand thatās going to start with escaping from the hospital.