Dylan Mint has Tourette s. His life is a constant battle to keep the bad stuff in the swearing, the tics, the howling dog that seems to escape whenever he gets stressed.

But a routine visit to the hospital changes everything.

Overhearing a hushed conversation between the doctor and his mum, Dylan discovers that he s going to die in March.

So he makes a list of things he must do before he dies: first, he wants to have real sex with gorgeous Michelle Malloy; second, he s got to find his autistic best friend Amir a new best bud; third, he s got to get his dad back home from the army so they can say goodbye properly.

It s not a long list, but it s ambitious, and he doesn t have much time.

Sometimes you ve just got to go for it no holding back and see what happens . . . This is the launch of a major new writing talent.

Brian Conaghan makes you travel every step of the way in Dylan s shoes, laughing and crying often at the same time as Dylan faces the twists and turns of an unfair world with glorious optimism and wit.