While Nick Gardners family is falling apart his best friend Scooter is dying from a freak disease The Scoots final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate Jaycee Amato deliver a prized first-edition copy of Of Mice and Men to the Scoots father Theres just one problem the Scoots father walked out years ago and hasnt been heard from since So guided by Steinbecks life lessons and with only the vaguest of plans Nick and Jaycee set off to find him Characters youll want to become friends with and a narrative voice that sparkles with wit make Gae Polisners The Pull of Gravity a truly original coming-of-age story
