The Alex Crow

In this compelling novel, Andrew Smith weaves together multiple storylines set across different times and places, centered around 15-year-old Ariel, a Middle Eastern refugee adjusting to life in West Virginia after surviving a village attack. His summer at a tech detox boys' camp is contrasted with narratives involving a schizophrenic bomber, nineteenth-century arctic expedition diaries, and a depressed bionic crow, creating an intricate and thought-provoking tapestry of interconnected stories.