Smiles to Go - Jerry Spinelli

The author of the Newbery Medal-winning Maniac Magee introduces Will Tuppence, a young man whose world is suddenly tipped on its side. Will soon begins to see that the beauty and wonder of life's journey is in not knowing what comes next. n nNinth grader Will Tuppence is in control.n nHe plans everything obsessively, from the perfect stargazing night with his crush, Mi-Su, to the regular Saturday-night games of Monopoly with his friends. He's even planned his entire adulthood: career as an astronomer; mint condition, black 1985 Jaguar XJS/12; two kids....n nBut everything changes the day Will learns one startling fact: protons--those tiny atomic particles, the building blocks to the building blocks of life--can die. The one thing that was so certain in this world to Will has an expiration date.n nAnd Will's carefully planned-out life?n nNot so certain, either.n