![]() Now Walter’s devised a plan to help Phoebe overcome her anxiety, and she must decide whether to continue isolating herself or risk everything initiating a friendship with the charming subway busker she can’t help but want to touch. ![]() By the time she reaches high school, her only sources of respite are pottery class and her friendship with Walter, the elderly owner of the used bookstore where she works part-time. Book synopsis:Sixteen-year-old Phoebe Benson wasn't always germophobic.There was a time she didn't worry obsessively about rogue pathogens. To protect Toby’s health in the years that follow, Phoebe dedicates herself to pathogen avoidance, refusing to touch any potential sources of contamination-handrails, doorknobs, vending machine buttons, and even other people-leading to an unintended life of seclusion. ![]() Before she got Covid and infected him, putting his already fragile life in danger. Her latest novel, The Next to Last Mistake, is a character-driven YA contemporary about cows, the power of female friendships, and finding your place in the world. This goes for all the supportive characters too they were well-developed and played an active role in the plot and in helping Phoebe's overall. ![]() ![]() There was a time she didn’t worry obsessively about rogue pathogens lurking on every surface, lying in wait to contaminate her.īut that was before her brother Toby’s premature birth left him with underdeveloped lungs. USA Today Bestselling author Amalie Jahn is the recipient of the Literary Classics Seal of Approval and the Readers' Favorite Gold Medal for her debut novel, The Clay Lion. It seems unlikely that a 64-year-old man and a teenager can become best friends, but Amalie Jahn shows us anything is possible when two people show compassion and understanding towards each other. Sixteen-year-old Phoebe Benson wasn’t always germophobic. ![]()
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