Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer

Mara is sitting in her senior calculus class when all of a sudden the student two desks in front of her explodes.

A week later in group therapy another senior explodes.

Then a third explodes during the football game.

It seems the seniors of Covington High are spontaneously combusting.
Now Mara must survive quarantine, shunning, and suddenly exploding classmates to make it to graduation.


The plot of this book is truly unique.  I have never seen another book tackle spontaneous combustion among high school students.  While the plot is outlandish, the book is both sad and funny.  It causes the reader to think about what they would do in that situation.