From the author of Our Chemical Hearts comes the hilarious reality-bending tale of two
outsiders facing their greatest fears about life and love one debilitating phobia at a
time.Cover may vary.Ever since Esther Solar s grandfather was cursed by Death everyone in her
family has been doomed to suffer one great fear in their lifetime. Esther s father is
agoraphobic and hasn t left the basement in six years her twin brother can t be in the dark
without a light on and her mother is terrified of bad luck. The Solars are consumed by their
fears and according to the legend of the curse destined to die from them. Esther doesn t know
what her great fear is yet (nor does she want to) a feat achieved by avoiding pretty much
everything. Elevators small spaces and crowds are all off-limits. So are haircuts spiders
dolls mirrors and three dozen other phobias she keeps a record of in her semi-definitive list
of worst nightmares. Then Esther is pickpocketed by Jonah Smallwood an old elementary school
classmate. Along with her phone money and a fruit roll-up she d been saving Jonah also steals
her list of fears. Despite the theft Esther and Jonah become friends and he sets a challenge
for them: in an effort to break the curse that has crippled her family they will meet every
Sunday of senior year to work their way through the list facing one terrifying fear at a time
including one that Esther hadn t counted on: love.
