Description: Told from multiple viewpoints, follows teenaged friends Nia, KeeKee, Faith, and Eve as they experience unexpected life changes the summer a hotel developer purchases their Caribbean community's beloved beach.
Brief description: Janice Lynn Mather is a Bahamian Canadian author. Her first novel, Learning to Breathe, was a Governor General's Award finalist, a Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize finalist, shortlisted for the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, an Amelia Bloomer Book List pick, and a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her second novel, Facing the Sun, was an Amy Mathers Teen Book Award winner. Where Was Goodbye? is her third novel for teens. Janice Lynn lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Review Quotes: "A heartwarming and sincere journey following four girls as they mature into their friendship." --Kirkus Reviews