
Lucy, I moved this post to the "unsolved" folder. More people will see it there. :)

Sounds a lot like
The Cadet of Tildor but that just came out in Jan 2013.

I keep thinking of this book:
Dancing Naked but I can't remember many
details and can't put my hands on a copy to check. But I remember the MC who gets pregnant was part of a Christian youth group or something similar....

Oops, I missed where you said you read Gone. I'll think of others....

Gone (and rest of series) by Michael Grant
The Summer I Became a Nerd - for the link. Congrats on finding it, Ariana!

congrats on finding it, Emma! Here's the link:
Chasing Rainbows
Wither by
Lauren DeStefano for the link. I'll go ahead and shelve this and mark it solved. Congrats on finding your book, Jessica!

Feliks, any guess as to when it was published? When did you read it?

Ash, how long ago did you read it?

Carly, if you click on the link I posted earlier in the thread, for "Elling" - on the GR page there are suggestions for similar books. You may find something there.

I will see if I can track down a copy through my library, too. Now I want to read the story as well. :)

Elling was also published under the title
Beyond the Great Indoors. Have you had a chance to look at the description, Carly? It sounds a lot like what you described. Here is a GR reader review: "Odd and funny! Elling and his large friend Kjell Bjarne have been given a flat together after leaving a rehab centre. Both have major social issues which means things such as visiting their social worker's house for dinner or popping out for a meal become huge but hilarious obstacles."

Tanya, it appears you accidentally posted this twice. I deleted the other post, to avoid confusion. :)