Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze — Alan Silberberg

Loveable geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for frustration at every turn -- like people who carve Halloween pumpkins way too soon in the season, or the fact that the girl of his dreams, Summer, barely acknowledges his existence while his next-door neighbor Hillary won't stop leaving notes in his locker.

The truth is, ever since Milo's mother died nothing has gone right. Now instead of the kitchen being full of music, his whole house has been filled with fog. Nothing's the same. Not his dad. Not his sister. And definitely not him. In love with the girl he sneezed on on the first day of school and best pals with Marshall, the One-Eyed Jack of friends, Milo struggles to survive a school year that is filled with reminders of what his life "used to be."

Brimming with heart, humor, and ultimately hope, Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze is a powerhouse of a novel that will stay with you well after you've turned the last page.