Tilt & All Night
Kirkus Reviews 2011 Top
books for teens in U.S.
Fall 2011 selection for Young
Adults (mature) - Junior
Library Guild, U.S.
Quill & Quire 2011 Top books
for young readers in Canada
CBC Radio The Next Chapter
Selection
A romantic comedy about a young,
artsy couple living poor and facing
up to some hard facts about death
and push-ups. Adapted from a play
of the same name by Alan Cumyn.
I pull her under the covers again.
“Enough of you and your
elephants,” I say. “I sat on a bus
for hours in the cold in the wrong
clothes to mourn my friend. Doing
The Rats’ Nest is another way of
honouring him. And... people from
Second City Club might be there.
You never know who will hire us
next.” She must understand this.
She must…
“To pay you what?” Jess asks.
“French fries?”
I rub my empty belly. “French
fries would be good right now. I
would have somebody killed to get
a basket of french fries right now.”
Finally they found Feldon semi-
snoring in the same cupboard in
the kitchen where he'd hidden
the other day. His chin leaned
against the edge of a pot and
Stan tried to extricate him
gently but he was not moving.
"Do you think he can just stay
in there?" Janine asked.
They were both on their knees
looking in the cupboard. Her
mouth was so close to his he
had to pull back to miss it.
Her hand was on his thigh.
For balance.
"Can't be very comfortable,"
he said.
If she pushed slightly she
could knock him flat on his
back.
"I'd love to see your room,"
she whispered.
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