The Other Mother

by Matthew Green (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2019

  $3.69

  This mother is not my mother. She looks like my mother. Exactly like my mother. But she is definitely not my mother.

  Michael Perkins, an awkward 13-year-old, is dealing with a lot. After his father's sudden death, his mother remarried to Glenn, who he loathes. His two younger siblings drive him crazy, yet he's had to become a de facto parent as his mother works double-shifts to keep the family afloat. And he struggles with anger issues. He's the kid who pushed the bus driver. He's the kid who threw the cash register on the floor in the school cafeteria in a fit of rage. And then one day, Michael wakes up and his mother is gone. She's been replaced by an exact duplicate mother, the 'other mother'. No one else seems to notice the real version is missing. His brother, sister and Glenn act as if everything's normal, but Michael knows in his bones that this mother is not his. And he beings to panic.

  What follows is a big-hearted coming-of-age story of a boy forced to be a man too early: a boy struggling with an unusual disorder that offers him the unique opportunity to see his mother as a ordinary human. He's a child facing extraordinary circumstances and unparalleled challenges, but, as he discovers secrets about his father's passing, his feelings for the girl next door, and realities about his mother, he also finds strength.

• New

  Hardcover
  2019

  $16.75

  This mother is not my mother. She looks like my mother. Exactly like my mother. But she is definitely not my mother.

  Michael Perkins, an awkward 13-year-old, is dealing with a lot. After his father's sudden death, his mother remarried to Glenn, who he loathes. His two younger siblings drive him crazy, yet he's had to become a de facto parent as his mother works double-shifts to keep the family afloat. And he struggles with anger issues. He's the kid who pushed the bus driver. He's the kid who threw the cash register on the floor in the school cafeteria in a fit of rage. And then one day, Michael wakes up and his mother is gone. She's been replaced by an exact duplicate mother, the 'other mother'. No one else seems to notice the real version is missing. His brother, sister and Glenn act as if everything's normal, but Michael knows in his bones that this mother is not his. And he beings to panic.

  What follows is a big-hearted coming-of-age story of a boy forced to be a man too early: a boy struggling with an unusual disorder that offers him the unique opportunity to see his mother as a ordinary human. He's a child facing extraordinary circumstances and unparalleled challenges, but, as he discovers secrets about his father's passing, his feelings for the girl next door, and realities about his mother, he also finds strength.