Bidders appear seemingly from nowhere, spanning the gamut from bored millionaires to nuns, business tycoons to teen gamers. Worried about leaving his family in debt and financial hardship, Jared Stone (influenced, no doubt, by the tumor’s alteration of his rational capacities) has put his remaining life up for auction on eBay.

However, it is not only her father’s increasing mental abstraction and the heart-wrenching prospect of his immanent loss which causes the upheaval: more than any of these factors, it is his unprecedented plan to ensure his family’s financial survival which will change his family’s lives forever. When Jackie’s father, Jared Stone, is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, shy and sensitive Jackie watches the life she knows and loves starting to crumble. The story is both motivational and inspirational, as well as being touchingly humorous. This fresh new take on teen literature tells a single story from the perspective of multiple lives, highlighting the power of storytelling as a means of bringing people together and exploring common ground. The multiple narrative is one of my favorite forms of storytelling, and Len Vlahos uses it skillfully in Life in a Fishbowl. What to Expect: Family Sitcom, Multiple Narrative, Motivational and Inspirational Storytelling The Children’s Book Review | JanuLife in a Fishbowl

The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos