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You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

You've Reached Sam

A Novel

Dustin Thao

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · November 9, 2021

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

Coming of AgeContemporary YA RomanceDeath & Grief for Teensfantasy
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Who it’s for
A tender, emotionally direct read with a lightly fantastical edge.
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Death & Grief for Teens, Coming of Age
Published
St. Martin's Press, November 9, 2021

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About this book

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes.

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Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his belongings, and tries everything to forget him. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces memories to return. Desperate to hear him one more time, Julie calls Sam's cell phone just to listen to his voice mail recording. And Sam picks up the phone. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam's voice makes Julie fall for him all over again and with each call, it becomes harder to let him go. What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye? A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection A Cosmo.com Best YA Book Of 2021 A Buzzfeed Best Book Of November A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book

Tender Edge

A tender, emotionally direct read with a lightly fantastical edge.

Come here for

  • warm, emotionally direct reading
  • fantasy-inflected grief and love

Expect

  • teen grief and loss
  • a sustained, immersive narrative

Where it sits

Death & Grief for Teens96%
Contemporary YA Romance71%
Coming of Age65%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Death & Grief for Teens
Authors
Dustin Thao
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
November 9, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Diverse YA Fiction