Up High in the Trees: A Novel

An autistic boy struggles to cope with the loss of his mother in this "very moving" debut novel (Dave Eggers).

Following the sudden death of Sebby's mother, his father takes him to live in the family's summer house, hoping it will give them both time and space to recover. But Sebby's father deteriorates in this new isolation, leaving Sebby struggling to understand his mother's death alone. Ultimately, he will reach out to a favorite teacher back home and to two nearby children, who force ...