The Last to Let Go
Margaret K. McElderry Books · Paperback · January 29, 2019
“Heartwrenching.” —VOYA (starred review) * “Beautiful, captivating prose.” —RT Book Reviews * “I can’t recommend this book highly enough.” —Kathleen Glasgow, bestselling author of Girl in Pieces A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be.
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- Who it’s for
- A family’s sudden rupture sets the stage for a year of difficult firsts and hard-won self-discovery.
- Genres
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens, YA LGBTQ+, Contemporary YA Romance
- Published
- Margaret K. McElderry Books, January 29, 2019
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“Heartwrenching.” —VOYA (starred review) * “Beautiful, captivating prose.” —RT Book Reviews * “I can’t recommend this book highly enough.” —Kathleen Glasgow, bestselling author of Girl in Pieces A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be. How do you let go of something you’ve never had? Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change.
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She’s transferring schools, starting fresh, and making plans for college so she can finally leave her hometown, her family, and her past behind. But all of her dreams are shattered one hot summer afternoon when her mother is arrested for killing Brooke’s abusive father. No one really knows what happened that day, if it was premeditated or self-defense, whether it was right or wrong. And now Brooke and her siblings are on their own. In a year of firsts—the first year without parents, first love, first heartbreak, and her first taste of freedom—Brooke must confront the shadow of her family’s violence and dysfunction, as she struggles to embrace her identity, finds her true place in the world, and learns how to let go.
After the Rupture
A family’s sudden rupture sets the stage for a year of difficult firsts and hard-won self-discovery.
Come here for
- A family crisis that complicates the idea of right and wrong
- Coming-of-age questions about identity, freedom, and letting go
Expect
- Emotionally intense contemporary YA
- A sustained, intimate focus on family, identity, and first love
Where it sits
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 80% |
|---|---|
| YA LGBTQ+ | 51% |
| Contemporary YA Romance | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Sibling Stories
- YA LGBTQ+
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens
- Authors
- Amber Smith
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- January 29, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Sibling Stories