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Draws readers in from the first page and holds them captive. -- VOYA Lyga manages his intensely emotional material well, creating in Sebastian a highly empathetic character...His story is highly memorable. -- Booklist Lyga tackles a number of relevant issues in this heartbreaking novel, including gun control, suicide, and religious and racial prejudice...The chemistry between Sebastian and Aneesa is tender and realistic. -- School Library Journal (starred review) A raw exploration of persistent social stigmas, a beautiful study of forgiveness, and an unflinching portrait of a parent's worst nightmare. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Heartbreaking and brutally compelling. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Lyga captures the heartbreak of Sebastian's situation with sensitivity and compassion, exploring how a life can be unfairly defined by just one action, how it's tragically easy to ignore humanity in favor of a headline, and just what communication, love, and sharing the truth can do, especially when it comes to forgiving oneself. -- New York Times Book Review A read that's worth your inevitable heartbreak. -- Entertainment Weekly Narrator Charlie Thurston turns in an energetic performance of Lyga's young adult novel...Thurston's skillful pacing as Sebastian reaches the edge of suicide again will keep listeners glued to their earbuds. -- AudioFile

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Barry Lyga is the author of several acclaimed young adult novels, including his debut, The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl. Barry lives and writes in New York City. Charlie Thurston is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He holds an MFA in acting from Brown University / Trinity Rep and has appeared on stages across the country with Trinity Repertory Company, Chautauqua Theater Company, Creede Rep, and at Riverside Theatre and Redmoon Theater, among others. His favorite roles include Edgar in The Completely Fictional-Utterly True-Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen in The Long Christmas Ride Home, Tuzenbach in The Three Sisters, and Tony in You Can't Take It with You.

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