
Where I Live
Kindle Edition
HarperCollins · Ebook · February 27, 2018
Included on Bustle's list of the "27 Most Anticipated YA Contemporary Books Hitting Shelves in 2018"! “Fans of Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon will enjoy this realistic debut novel, which brings to light heavy topics of homelessness and abuse.” —School Library Journal “Where I Live is hard-hitting and real and filled with hope.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, emotionally charged read that leans into survival, intimacy, and urgency.
- Genres
- Homelessness & Poverty for Teens, Abuse & Trauma for Teens, YA LGBTQ+
- Published
- HarperCollins, February 27, 2018
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Included on Bustle's list of the "27 Most Anticipated YA Contemporary Books Hitting Shelves in 2018"! “Fans of Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon will enjoy this realistic debut novel, which brings to light heavy topics of homelessness and abuse.” —School Library Journal “Where I Live is hard-hitting and real and filled with hope.
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It makes you want to find your voice, find your people, and tell your story.” —Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe From debut author Brenda Rufener comes a heart-wrenching and evocative story perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Girl in Pieces, and All the Bright Places. Linden Rose has a big secret—she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward. But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Linden begins looking at Bea’s life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. And attention is the last thing she needs. Linden knows the only way to put a stop to the violence is to tell Bea’s story and come to terms with her own painful past. Even if that means breaking her rules for survival and jeopardizing the secrets she’s worked so hard to keep.
Hard-Edged Read
A compact, emotionally charged read that leans into survival, intimacy, and urgency.
Come here for
- page-turning intensity
- a teen-centered, hard-edged emotional register
Expect
- direct, high-stakes feeling
- contemporary issue-driven darkness
Where it sits
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 80% |
|---|---|
| Homelessness & Poverty for Teens | 74% |
| YA LGBTQ+ | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- YA Family Stories
- YA LGBTQ+
- Contemporary YA Romance
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- YA Romance - LGBTQ+
- Bullying for Teens
- Dating & Sex for Teens
- Friendship for Teens
- Authors
- Brenda Rufener
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- February 27, 2018
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age