Will has never been to the outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never gotten to know anyone other than his mother, a loving, eccentric agoraphobe who drowns in panic at the thought of opening the front door. Their little world comprises only the rooms in their home, each named for various locales and filled with Will's art. Despite his mother's protestations, Will ventures outside in a protective helmet and braces himself for danger. He eventually meets Jonah, a quiet boy who introduces Will to skateboarding. Will welcomes his new world with enthusiasm, his fears fading and his body hardening with each new bump and fall. When a local boy goes missing, Will and Jonah want to uncover what happened. They start on an adventure that takes Will far from his closed-off world and into the throes of early adulthood and the dangers of everyday life. If I Fall, if I Die is a great debut full of dazzling prose, unforgettable characters, and a heartfelt depiction of learning a whole new world in the process.
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