When Kip arrives for a summer visit with his grandmother and five cousins inBritish Columbia he learns that her ramshackle house is to be demolished. Thismeans ... » 

When Kip arrives for a summer visit with his grandmother and five cousins inBritish Columbia he learns that her ramshackle house is to be demolished. Thismeans unfettered fun for Kip and his cousins as they explore every inch of theplace. There Kip finds something unexpected an old binder kept by his deadfather as a boy. Its a strange scrapbook filled with puzzling lists newspaperclippings business cards hair samples and intricate drawings allaccompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative witha secret plan to infect teenagers with a cellaltering virus. Kip is bothintrigued and alarmed as the fantastic tale offers a window into his fathersunsettling imagination. When his cousins start making plans for Talent NightKip panics then remembers the story in the binder. Can he handle what itwill reveal about his father? This highly praised novel has Sarah Ellistrademark quirkiness humor and insight. As well as exploring the themes offamily Odd Man Out features intriguing notions about memory and stories howwriters get their ideas how real and imaginary lives are interwoven and howthe writing life can provide both escape and ballast. «