There is a place that can treat her, but it's very expensive, and they can't afford it. His mother suffers from a very rare disorder that makes her sleep for days sometimes. You'd think he's saving up for college, but he's actually not. Kaz, the main protagonist, works in a sketchy laundromat called Sit'N'Spin. You can also find me on Twitter and Instagram. I live in England (also on an island), where I'm a full-time lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lincoln. My latest is SAKURA'S CHERRY BLOSSOMS, my first picture book, illustrated by the Japanese-American artist, Misa Saburi, and perfect for springtime. Then there's my second novel-in-verse, PRINCE PUGGLY OF SPUD AND THE KINGDOM OF SPIFF and THE CREATURE DEPARTMENT, a collaboration with the British special effects firm, Framestore. It was shortlisted for the 2011 Edgar Alan Poe Award and the 2011 Sunburst Award. My first novel, ZORGAMAZOO, won the 2011 California Young Reader Medal, the 2010 Silver Birch Award, and the 2009 Children’s Choice Award. If you've had too much sun and crave something darker, try my hardboiled fairy tale, DUST CITY. If you'd like to keep things topical-as well as tropical-sling yourself in a beach hammock and crack open a good book. You're welcome to surf, swim in the lagoon or stroll along the pier, where they sell prawns, whelks and words by the cupful.

You've run aground on my small, oblong island in the GoodReads archipelago.

Blues for Zoey by Robert Paul Weston