At thirteen, Camille’s world is turned upside down when her mother reveals that she has leukemia. Taken in by her mother’s twin sister, Aunt Lulu, Camille dives head-first into the unsettling world of Floor 7.5, where everything seems to be a distorted version of reality: she has to live with her mother’s clone while trying to face the endless teasing and uncomfortable jokes at school—along with her own fear of losing her mother. Camille will weather the storm with a little help from an unexpected friendship, her Aunt Lulu, and a guitar.

A coming-of-age novel of transformation and resilience set somewhere between life and death, Floor 7.5 sees Camille blossom like the forsythia that flowers outside her bedroom window each spring. Complete with dazzling illustrations by Delphie Côté-Lacroix, Suzanne Aubry was inspired to write Camille’s heartbreaking story when similar events touched close to home.