Fifteen-year-old Nix Humbolt doesn't talk much. He's barely outgrown his "Fatty Humbolt" days, and although he is taller and leaner now, he has learned it is best to keep a low profile. He dreams about his only friend's girl, but of course she is hopelessly out of his league. Lonely and introverted, he is happiest in his father's woodworking shop, where he builds exquisite boxes and tables. The only battles Nix fights are on his Xbox - until the day he finds the guts to fight for Swiff Dunphy's neglected dog. Then there is Roxy, Nix's spirited older sister who always knows just how to get what she wants. But the guy she wants is seriously toxic, and even Nix can see that she is headed for disaster. All Nix can do is cover for her when she breaks curfew or comes home drunk. But this time Roxy is about to spiral out of control and change all their lives forever. And there is nothing he can do to stop it.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Ann Connor Brimer Award. It was recognised by the White Raven Award. It also was recognised in the Book of the Year - YA category by the Canadian Library Association Book Awards. It was recognised in the White Pine - Fiction category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards. Also it was recognised by the Resource Links the Year's Best. It was recognised in the Snow Willow category by the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Best New Books category by the Publishers Weekly. It was recognised by the Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year. It was recognised in the Best Books for Kids & Teens category by the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards. It was recognised in the Best Bets - YA category by the Ontario Library Association Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

There are 296 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Pajama Press .

Lifelong poet and writer Jill MacLean took the literary world by storm when she began writing for children in 2008. Her honors include the Ann Connor Brimer and Red Cedar book awards, the IBBY Honor List, the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor list, and the VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers list. Nix Minus One was a White Ravens Choice, a PW "Best New Books" pick; it won the Ann Connor Brimer Award and was nominated for the CLA Young Adult Book Award.