I’ll Zipline Down from the Moon

David, or Déibid Weirdo, as he prefers to be called, is a preteen who sees the world very differently from his family. He’s not having the best time: his parents just separated, his older brother Dano has stopped speaking to him for no clear reason, and he’s fallen in love for the first time—with a girl whose name he doesn’t even know.

Balmes immerses the reader in Déibid’s peculiar and fantastical world, full of bizarre daily events and family oddities, guiding us through his coming-of-age, first love, and sexual awakening.