Overview
When Sam's best friend Reagan dies after her heart suddenly gives out, Sam must learn to deal with her grief and ultimately discover who she is without her best friend by her side. Fourteen-year-old Sam thinks she has all summer to hang out with her best friend, Reagan. But then her life changes forever. Sam's world, once filled with school, basketball, and Reagan, has now abruptly changed and she must learn to navigate high school on and off the court without her best friend. But when Reagan suddenly ""reappears,"" Sam clings to her friend's presence, even as it hurts rather than helps her grief. Can Sam learn to accept herself without her other half? This authentic, powerful story of friendship, grief, and discovering yourself is a can't-miss debut novel from Maura Ellen Stokes.
Full Product Details
Author: Maura Ellen Stokes, PH.D.
Publisher: Yellow Jacket
Imprint: Yellow Jacket
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781499806748
ISBN 10: 1499806744
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 05 June 2018
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
In Maura Stokes's debut novel, Sam has to muck her way through the most heartbreaking and inexplicable loss of her young life, not realizing the gift this transformation will give to her. This story is not only about the redeeming power of sports and teammates, but also the embracing power of love. And for both Sam and the reader, that, too, is an undeniable gift.--Kathi Appelt, New York Times Bestselling author of The Underneath, National Book Award finalist, and Newbery Honor winner A great friendship story. A fine basketball story. A deep story of loss. What a fresh and authentic voice we have in Maura Ellen Stokes!--Marion Dane Bauer, author of On My Honor, a Newbery Honor book
A great friendship story. A fine basketball story. A deep story of loss. What a fresh and authentic voice we have in Maura Ellen Stokes! --Marion Dane Bauer, author of On My Honor, a Newbery Honor book In Maura Stokes's debut novel, a gift is bestowed in the tender way that her hero Sam learns to muck her way through the most heartbreaking and inexplicable loss of her young life. This is a story, not only of the redeeming power of sports and teammates, but of the embracing power of love. Yes, it's a gift. --Kathi Appelt, New York Times Bestselling author of The Underneath, National Book Award finalist, and Newbery Honor winner
Author Information
Maura Ellen Stokes received an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. As a lifelong athlete who coached girls' soccer, she often incorporates sports into her fiction. When she's not writing, she works as a biostatistician. Stokes is a New England native who now lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Fadeaway is her debut novel.
