Pub Date: May 1, 2013
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013934992
Lexile Code: 0660
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 13 to 18
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.20" L x 5.40" W ( 0.55 lbs) 272 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death Grief Bereavement | Emotions and Feelings | Depression and Mental Illness
Description: To make sense of the suicide of her high school crush Andy Cooper, Frenchie Garcia retraces her steps the last night she was with him.
Review Quotes:
"Sanchez's expertly crafted narrative . . . [pulls] readers into Frenchie's anger and pain without straying into clichés of teen angst. . . . An exceptionally well-written journey to make sense of the senseless."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Sanchez (The Downside of Being Charlie) gets her heroine's tough exterior and vulnerable insides in just the right balance. . . . [She] provides a healing salve for teens who may know someone who has committed suicide, and also a strong testament against it."--Shelf Awareness (starred review)
"This is a fast, well-written read with a satisfactory though not necessarily happy ending and a protagonist to remember-a survivor and person of action. A solid choice that is accessible even for reluctant readers."
--School Library Journal
"With well-paced revelations, Sanchez gradually strengthens Frenchie's resolve to heal and move forward . . . and the author wittingly ensures that the reader wants nothing less for her."--Booklist
"Sanchez deftly maneuvers between real time and Frenchie's flashbacks, constructing a dreamy narrative that accurately captures the lingering repercussions of suicide."--The Horn Book Magazine