Cure for the Common Universe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481450270)

Prepare to be cured by this quirky and hilarious debut novel about a sixteen-year-old loner who is sent to rehab for video game addiction--perfect for fans of Ned Vizzini and Jesse Andrews.

Sixteen-year-old Jaxon is being committed to video game rehab...ten minutes after meeting a girl. A living, breathing girl named Serena, who not only laughed at his jokes but actually kinda sorta seemed excited when she agreed to go out with him.

Jaxon's first date. Ever.

In rehab, Jaxon can't blast his way through galaxies to reach her. He can't slash through armies to kiss her sweet lips. Instead, he has four days to earn one million points by learning real-life skills. And he'll do whatever it takes--lie, cheat, steal, even learn how to cross-stitch--in order to make it to his date.

If all else fails, Jaxon will have to bare his soul to the other teens in treatment, confront his mother's absence, and maybe admit that it's more than video games that stand in the way of a real connection.

From a bright new voice in young adult literature comes the story of a young man with a serious case of arrested development--and carpal tunnel syndrome--who is about to discover what real life is all about.

Author: Christian McKay Heidicker
ISBN-10: 1481450271
ISBN-13: 9781481450270
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2016
Booklist 05/01/2016 pg. 82
School Library Journal 05/01/2016 pg. 114
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 05/30/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2016 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw