No Fixed Address

Well told with a bit of a mystery as it opens at a point that ends up being 2/3s through the book. Felix is a very real young boy trying to cope with homelessness and trying to hide it from his friends.Well researched the story takes place in Vancouver, Canada one of the most expensive cities in North America. Although some stuff is made up, the houses that sit empty on the west side is not.Good story. And I liked how it all came together. Thoroughly plausible

I read this as a MS teacher and loved it! I have already recommended it to some of my students, and am looking for ways to incorporate it into future classroom reading activities.

This book was phenomenal and phenomenally sad.Felix is homeless and is living with a mother, whom he adores, but as he grows, realizes is very untrustworthy and unstable. Balancing his love and loyalty for her, song with his sense of survival becomes increasingly difficult as he begins seventh grade and it’s harder to hide their situation.He gets his heart set on earning a spot on a quiz show (similar to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) as a way to rocket them out of their life living in a Van, conning people, and stealing.But the road to this game show is not as easy as he once hoped, and he begins to realize that he can’t be self-reliant and happy at the same time.This book is hard to read, at times, because it reminds me of my students, yet Felix is so immediately lovable, I was sucked in. Even better than Paper Things, I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to get it in the hands of my kids.

This is an excellent book for 7th-9th grade students! The main character, Felix, has been living in a van with his mother, and he feels he must hide the fact from his friends and schoolmates. The challenges Felix must deal with puts a face on teen homelessness, and is such an important read for both teens and teachers. I'm really pleased to add this to my classroom library!

Just amazing there is no other words for it. This is definitely my all time favorite book. It gave me a sense of what really happens in the world. A different perspective

This book is great to bring a perspective to students who don't understand what it means to go without.

I really enjoyed this book. For the target age I'd only recommend it for a rather mature kid.

Loved this book. It was highly engaging about a very serious subject..homelessness.I donated it to our middle school library

My son read the book and enjoyed it. It was a school project to read it.

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed it. Very good story for children. Language was easy.

Cover was bit damaged but I love it. The packaging with such cheap price or discount is blessing

I have read hundreds of books but it’s a long time since I’ve had a “can’t put it down” novel and this is one. Astrid is a fiery, irresponsible but loving Mum to Felix . Both of them endure months of living homelessly in a van, moving from location to location to avoid being caught by authorities. Felix has a photographic memory for facts and enters a junior trivial pursuit type televised competition that he hopes that winning will put an end to their miserable way of life. Felix’s friends, Dylan and Winnie are loyal and supportive but they have no idea of his living conditions and circumstances. This delightfully written story with its unforgettable characters also provides real insight into the desperation and misery of homelessness.

If you've read any of my other recent book reviews, you'll already know that they all start off with me saying that each book starts with the full whack of stars and that I'm always hopefull that they will all still be firmly in place by the time I close the back cover.Let's get reading and reviewing shall we?It's been a great start to this book but, like with the majority of childrens books, the author is using copyrighted or trademarked names already, so at only 7% of the way through, the first star is unfortunatly wobbling off.Want to know the sign of a great book for me? A hot drink going cold. My drink isn't even tepid any more! lol Let's try with a new hot drink shall we? lolThis is a great little book so far! I know it's a children's book and I'm middle-aged, but it's a light, relaxing, easy read and so deserving of every one of those four stars!Oh. My. Gosh. The end of chapter 10 is breaking my heart. Poor kid... I hope there's a happy ever after to this story!Another heartbreaking chapter... poor Felix and Astrid!Ooh! Looks like we're gonna be meeting Daniel soon!I swear that this book is gonna have me in tears before the end of it lolAt about 70% things are making me feel a touch stressed out for poor Felix and Astrid!This book is gonna break me before lunchtime... I can already tell lol77% of the way through now and I'm already holding my breath for poor Felix, but totally understand why he's angry with his two friends 'cos I would be too.Oh. My. Gosh. This is definitely gonna break me and have me in tears by the time I close the back cover! No spoilers, but you seriously need to buy and read this book.Wow. What a perfect ending. I'm blubbing like a good 'un too so my prediction yesterday was spot on.