The Way I Used to Be Paperback Collection (boxed Set)
The Way I Used to Be; the Way I Am Now
Margaret K. McElderry Books · Paperback · November 5, 2024
A young woman struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault in the New York Times bestselling The Way I Used to Be and tries to move forward in its highly anticipated sequel, The Way I Am Now—now available together in a paperback boxed set.
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- Who it’s for
- Eden’s story follows high school and college, alongside trauma, first love, and repaired friendships.
- Themes
- Trauma and survival, Adolescence and first love, Broken and rebuilt friendships
- Genres
- Surviving Sexual Abuse, Abuse & Trauma for Teens, Friendship for Teens
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A young woman struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault in the New York Times bestselling The Way I Used to Be and tries to move forward in its highly anticipated sequel, The Way I Am Now—now available together in a paperback boxed set. Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes. What was once simple is now complex.
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What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened, but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. Following Eden through all four years of high school and beyond as she starts college, this deeply moving duology reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment of adolescence, first love and first heartbreak, and friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart. This paperback boxed set includes: The Way I Used to Be The Way I Am Now
Eden’s High School Years
Eden’s story follows high school and college, alongside trauma, first love, and repaired friendships.
Come here for
- Eden’s high-school years and start of college
- First love, heartbreak, and friendships broken and rebuilt
Expect
- A story addressing sexual assault and its aftermath
- Both books in a paperback boxed set
Where it sits
| Surviving Sexual Abuse | 97% |
|---|---|
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 37% |
| Friendship for Teens | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Surviving Sexual Abuse
- Authors
- Amber Smith
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- November 5, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Trauma and survival · Adolescence and first love · Broken and rebuilt friendships
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Girls & Women