Waiting for Fitz (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781629725277)

Addie loves nothing more than curling up on the couch with her dog, Duck, and watching The Great British Baking Show with her mom. It's one of the few things that can help her relax when her OCD kicks into overdrive. She counts everything. All the time. She can't stop. Rituals and rhythms. It's exhausting.

When Fitz was diagnosed with schizophrenia, he named the voices in his head after famous country singers. The adolescent psychiatric ward at Seattle Regional Hospital isn't exactly the ideal place to meet your soul mate, but when Addie meets Fitz, they immediately connect over their shared love of words, appreciate each other's quick wit, and wish they could both make more sense of their lives.

Fitz is haunted by the voices in his head and often doesn't know what is real. But he feels if he can convince Addie to help him escape the psych ward and get to San Juan Island, everything will be okay. If not, he risks falling into a downward spiral that may keep him in the hospital indefinitely.

Waiting for Fitz is a story about life and love, forgiveness and courage, and learning what is truly worth waiting for.


Author: Spencer Hyde
ISBN-10: 1629725277
ISBN-13: 9781629725277
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2019
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 55
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2019
School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 114
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2019 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory