The Quirky Tale of April Hale by Cathy Octo

There was a pause that went on longer than would have been normal. They form a sorta-friendship from there and it blossoms it to something great more into the book.Īnd can I just add how awesome April's parents are? I just love them!īoth of my parents looked at each other and then nodded slowly. 'March, will you let me stay in your room?' Then he asks April a question that could change both of their lives: Well, one day, Ryder's parents kick him out of the house. And he isn't one of those very cliché womanizers. They argue loudly every, single morning, they're basically April's alarm clock. She's different.Īpril's neighbors, the Blacks, is a family falling apart. It makes it harder for her to notice people's emotions. But here's the thing: she has a disorder. She would rather watch her Star Wars or Big Bang Theory DVDs than go and make friends. But this one is completely different.Īpril Hale has got to be the quirkiest oddball I have ever read about. This is another one of those 'boy next door' stories. It will give you butterflies in the stomach, tickle your funny bones, and pull at your heartstrings until the very last page. Join April and Ryder in their journey to discovering more about life… and about each other. In this delightfully wacky and fun story, we discover that sometimes what makes us outcasts from the world are the very things that make us special. Hell-bent on making contact, Ryder gets a sneak peek into the quirky world of April when she stuffs all of her fingers in her mouth and faints the first time he talks to her. Until that one morning that Ryder catches her looking into his bedroom window… and she becomes all but anonymous in his eyes. She has also spent the past few years eavesdropping on the Blacks’ morning fights. But it’s his knack for getting into fights that makes him notorious.ĭorky, clumsy, and just plain odd-April Hale talks like Yoda, eats her food based on the day of the week, and prefers binge watching TV shows to partying. Surprisingly, he’s impressively academic, too. Tall, dark, and mysterious-Ryder Black is everything a girl wants.

The Quirky Tale of April Hale by Cathy Octo