num_pages: 272
description: A seventeen-year-old boy bullied and heartbroken hangs himself. And although he felt terribly alone his suicide changes everyone around him.His parents are devastated. His secret boyfriend's girlfriend is relieved. His unicorn- and virginity-obsessed classmate Faraday is shattered; she wishes she had made friends with him that time she sold him an Iced Cappuccino at Tim Hortons. His English teacher mid-divorce and mid-menopause wishes she could remember the dead student's name that she could care more about her students than her ex's new girlfriend. Who happens to be her cousin. The school guidance counselor Walter feels guiltymaybe he should have made an effort when the kid asked for help. Max the principal is worried about how it will reflect on the school. And Walter who's secretly been in a relationship with Max for years thinks that's a little callous. He's also tired of Max's obsession with some sci-fi show on TV. And Max wishes Walter would lose some weight and remember to use a coaster.And then Max meets a drag queen named Crepe Suzette. And everything changes.
language: English
title: Monoceros
publisher: Coach House Books