# Chaos Theory

**Author:** Nic Stone
**Grade range:** Grades 9–12
**Page count:** 289
**Genre:** Young Adult Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780593307724`
**ISBN-10:** `0593307720`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/chaos-theory
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental health, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love. Scars exist to remind us of what we’ve survived. DETACHED Since Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won’t be there very long, she hasn’t bothered making friends. What her classmates don’t know about her can’t be used to hurt her—you know, like it did at her last school. WASTED Andy Criddle is not okay. At all. He’s had far too much to drink. Again. Which is bad. And things are about to get worse. When Shelbi sees Andy at his lowest, she can rel

## Where this book is assigned

### South Carolina Young Adult Book Award

- **recommended** · 9th grade · South Carolina — [source: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee](https://www.scasl.net/young-adult-book-award)
- **recommended** · 10th grade · South Carolina — [source: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee](https://www.scasl.net/young-adult-book-award)
- **recommended** · 11th grade · South Carolina — [source: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee](https://www.scasl.net/young-adult-book-award)
- **recommended** · 12th grade · South Carolina — [source: South Carolina Young Adult Book Award (South Carolina Association of School Librarians) — 2025-2026 nominees, grades 9-12; SC students read the slate and vote. Nominee list via the SC State Library StudySC portal + SCASL. — 2025-2026 nominee](https://www.scasl.net/young-adult-book-award)

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