Fair Coin

Fair Coin by Myers, E. C.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781616146092.

The coin changed Ephraims life. But how can he change it back? Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills. The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought shed identified Ephraims body at the hospital that day. Among his dead doubles belongings, Ephraim finds a strange coin--a coin that grants wishes when he flips it. With a flick of his thumb, he can turn his alcoholic mother into a model parent and catch the eye of the girl hes liked since second grade. But the coin doesnt always change things for the better. And a bad flip can destroy other peoples lives as easily as it rebuilds his own. The coin could give Ephraim everything hes ever wanted--if he learns to control its power before his luck runs out. Winner of the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction/Fantasy BookFinalist: 2013 Compton Crook AwardFinalist: 2013 British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award)