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Gr 7 Up—It all began when Higgs Boson Bing's girlfriend asked if he would hypothetically give her a kidney. Until then, Higgs (named after the infamous God particle) had everything: great grades, a popular girlfriend, and an acceptance letter to Harvard. Now with only seven days until graduation, everything is falling apart. He immediately loses his girlfriend and his best friend; he learns that his teachers and classmates never really liked him; ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

High school senior Higgs Boson Bing manages to ruin his life, losing his prom-queen girlfriend, his best friend, his popularity, and his future at Harvard all in one week. In her second YA novel, Yee (Absolutely Maybe, rev. 3/09), in an unusual move, presents an unlikable protagonist who discovers that he’s only popular because everyone’s afraid to cross him: he’s actually a self-centered jerk who’s made a lot of enemies clawing his way to the top. Narrator Higgs somehow wins readers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

High-school senior Higgs Boson Bing loses his girlfriend, his best friend, his popularity, and his future at Harvard all in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More