A Man Called Ove is by Fredrik Backman. A wonderfully written realistic fiction novel. Ove is an elderly man who just wants to kill himself so he can join his beloved wife, who has already passed on. He has planned things out and is about to hang himself when he is interrupted by his new neighbors, "the Lanky One," "the Pregnant One," and their children; who announce their arrival by running their U-Haul into Ove's mailbox. The new arrivals upset Ove's well-ordered world and force him to interact with people again. The grumpy old man next door discovers his life has more meaning then he believed and his neighbors discover first impressions can be very deceiving.
Ratings: 11th grade - 10 out of 10 - AC (some mature thematic content).
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