Felix Yz is 13, but 10 years ago, a hyperintelligent fourth-dimensional being named Zyx became fused inside him after one of his father’s science experiments went terribly wrong. In this book that reads like Felix’s secret blog, we learn that while the creature is friendly, Felix won’t be able to grow to adulthood while they’re still melded together. A risky Procedure is planned to separate them—but it could end up killing them both instead.
That’s only the bare outline of this imaginative tale, which also involves school bullies, an Estonian chess grandmaster, webcomics, the revelation of family secrets, and a train-hopping journey, not to mention a crush on another boy. Don’t let the whimsical plot fool you, though; the book is full of heart and spot-on observations about connection, family, and growing up.
Felix is White and his crush is biracial (Black/White). Felix’s mother is bisexual and a grandparent is genderfluid.
