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That Night by Amy Giles

That Night

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Amy Giles

HarperCollins · Ebook · October 23, 2018

An evocative story by acclaimed author Amy Giles about tragedy, love, and learning to heal.

Contemporary YA RomanceMental Illness for TeensDeath & Grief for Teensgirls
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Who it’s for
A Queens community’s grief meets first love in a story about learning to move forward.
Themes
Healing after tragedy, Love after loss, Family caregiving
Pacing
Steady

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About this book

An evocative story by acclaimed author Amy Giles about tragedy, love, and learning to heal. The year since a mass shooting shook their Queens neighborhood has played out differently for Jess and Lucas, both of whom were affected by that night in eerily similar and deeply personal ways. As Jess struggles to take care of her depressed mother and Lucas takes up boxing under the ever-watchful eye of his overprotective parents, their paths converge.

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They slowly become friends and then something more, learning to heal and move forward together. But what does it mean to love after an unspeakable tragedy?

After the Unthinkable

A Queens community’s grief meets first love in a story about learning to move forward.

Come here for

  • A tender romance shaped by shared grief and the long work of healing
  • The pull between caring for family and finding room for yourself

Expect

  • A slow shift from friendship toward something more
  • Grief, depression, and overprotective parents in the emotional terrain

Where it sits

Mental Illness for Teens72%
Death & Grief for Teens47%
Contemporary YA Romance45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • YA Stories About Parents
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Contemporary YA Romance
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  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Depression for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Mental Illness for Teens
Authors
Amy Giles
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 23, 2018
Format
Ebook
Theme
Healing after tragedy · Love after loss · Family caregiving
Reading lane
Coming of Age