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In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green–cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow–spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she’s portion of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.

The Carls just appeared.

Roaming through New York City at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April Might stumbles across a huge sculpture. Delighted by its about A TRULY Extraordinary Thing: A Novel appearance and craftsmanship–like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor–April and her friend, Andy, make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The very next day, Apr wakes up to a viral video and a new life. Information quickly spreads that there are Carls in a large number of cities around the world–from Beijing to Buenos Aires–and April, as their first documentarian, discovers herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight.

Seizing the opportunity to make her mark for the world, April now has to deal with the consequences her new particular make of fame is wearing her relationships, her safety, and her have identity. And everything eyes are on Apr to determine not just what the Carls are, but what they need from us.

Compulsively entertaining and powerfully relevant, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing grapples with big themes, including the way the social internet is changing fame, rhetoric, and radicalization; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and exactly how vilification and adoration spring for the same dehumanization that comes after a existence in the general public eye. The beginning of a thrilling fiction career, A TRULY Remarkable Thing is a vibrant and insightful novel of now.