Saving Montgomery Sole
Saving Montgomery Sole
Written by: Mariko Tamaki
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing USA (April 18, 2017)
Saving Montgomery Sole is a beautiful and offbeat novel from Mariko Tamaki, co-creator of the bestselling Printz Honor and Caldecott Honor Book This One Summer.
Montgomery Sole is a square peg in a small round-hole town, forced to go to a school full of jocks and girls who don't know what irony is. It would all be impossible if it weren't for her best friends, Thomas and Naoki. The three are also the only members of Jefferson High's Mystery Club, dedicated to exploring the weird and unexplained, from ESP and astrology to superpowers and mysterious objects.
Then there's the Eye of Know, the possibly powerful crystal amulet Monty bought online. Will it help her predict the future or fight the ignorant jerks who make fun of Thomas for being gay, or of Monty for having two moms? Maybe the Eye is here just in time, because the newest resident of their small town is scarier than moth-men, poltergeists, or, you know, gym.
Thoughtful, funny, and painfully honest, Montgomery Sole is someone you'll want to laugh and cry with over a big cup of frozen yogurt with extra toppings.
Praise for Saving Montgomery Sole:
“A quietly assured story . . . Montgomery’s slow confrontation with reality creates a realistic, satisfying arc, and Tamaki’s economical storytelling results in dimensional characters whose struggles feel viscerally real.”
―Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Tamaki balances the story’s lighter and more intense moments through Monty’s smart, forthright first-person narration . . . Meanwhile, the well-developed and likable supporting cast raises the novel’s emotional stakes . . . Offbeat and authentic―an uncommon treat.”
―Kirkus review
“The characters are refreshingly diverse for YA literature, in both sexuality and race, and the conversations around religion, homophobia, and society are written as if they are a norm of Montgomery’s life―never straying into preachy or didactic territory . . . A strong addition to most school or public library YA collections.”
―School Library Journal
