Death-Defying Pepper Roux

<p> Pepper's fourteenth birthday is a momentous one. It's the day he's supposed to die. </p> <p> Everyone seems resigned to it—even Pepper, although he would much prefer to live. But can you sidestep Fate? Jump sideways into a different life? Naive and trusting, Pepper sets a course through dangerous waters, inviting disaster and mayhem at every turn, one eye on the sky for fear of angels, one on the magnificent possibilities of being alive. </p> <p> <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and Printz Award–winning author Geraldine McCaughrean has created a gripping tale filled with dark humor and daring escapades, where the key to a boy's life lies in facing his own death. </p> <p> Join him on the run—if you can keep up. </p>