A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy

"Speculative John Green vibes live in these pages!" --BuzzFeed

You've Reached Sam meets John Hughes in a funny and heartfelt debut about a boy's delirious summertime quest with his ex-girlfriend.

The summer after senior year should have been a time for Cam to party and hang out with his friends. It should also have been a time for him to win back the love of his life, Allison Tandy, who'd dumped him so brutally the year before.

But it quickly becomes clear that this summer is going to be worse than a failure for Cam. It's going to be a tragedy.

Ally is left comatose after a terrible car crash, then Cam tears his ACL in a basketball accident. The operation leaves him in agony, confined to his couch and ruminating over the fact that his ex may not survive.

But when (after taking his medication) Cam starts seeing Ally, he starts to think: 1. He may be headed for a complete mental breakdown and 2. This summer might just be interesting afterall.

Brimming with honesty and humor, A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy interrogates how much control we really have over matters of love--and life.

Author: Jeff Bishop
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/12/2022
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781984812940
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2022
Booklist 06/01/2022 pg. 76
Publishers Weekly 08/08/2022

About the Author
Jeffrey Bishop is a debut author, an inside boy, and not to be trusted. According to his exes, he is the "Expert in Healthy Relationships." (Do not vet that). Jeff uses humor to mask his fear of vulnerablity. He lives in Chicago.