The Boy on the Roof By: Kerry Kadel When Maizie moves to New York to live with her father, she finds her idea of fun to be unpopular and is quickly labeled as closed-minded and a so-called “stick-in-the-mud.” When she meets the positive and animated Max Parker on the roof of her apartment, his erratic personality clashes with her inner cynic, sparking curiosity for an unlikely friendship. With a mixture of caution and risk, Maizie and Max’s relationship is a slow-moving friendship. As new experiences and people enter their lives, Maizie is able to lean on her new friend and family to recognize change can be made for the better.