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Tag: Death and Dying

July 16, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

How Writing Jennifer Strange (Quite Literally) Saved my Life, a guest post by Cat Scully

"I did not know that I was dying," writes Cat Scully. Find out how her quest to get published grew more complex thanks to undetected heart failure.

April 7, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

Grief is a weird thing. It changes all the time, it's intensely personal while also being so universal, and you have to still try to live your regular life while hauling it around. Feder's book captures all of that and so much more.

January 21, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Layoverland by Gabby Noone

This book is the perfect teenage take on THE GOOD PLACE, but with less frozen yogurt and more Jello.

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April 2, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

A father with ALS asks his daughter to do the nearly unthinkable in this moving exploration of mortality, family, and impossibly difficult decisions.

Book Review: Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

March 7, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

This completely enjoyable story asks what you would do differently---or the same---if you got a second chance. Or a third, fourth, or twentieth chance. Readers who can suspend their disbelief and just go with the time loop premise will love this character-driven look at choices, consequences, and possibilities.

Book Review: The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson

February 19, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

The phrase "best friends forever" takes on new meaning for Dino and his former BFF July, who is not-dead, in this really readable, engaging, strange, poignant, and funny journey through a relationship autopsy.

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Book Review: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

September 5, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to […]

Book Review: Boy Seeking Band by Steve Brezenoff

August 29, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Great music and great friendships aren’t always in harmony. Terence Kato is a prodigy bass player, but he’s determined to finish middle school on a high note. Life has other plans. In eighth grade, he’s forced to transfer from a private arts school to a public school, where the kids seemingly speak a […]

Book Review: The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

March 7, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description From the multi-award-winning author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe comes a gorgeous new story about love, identity, and families lost and found. Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican-American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it’s senior year, and suddenly […]

Book Review: Breakaway by Kat Spears

September 17, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description: When Jason Marshall’s younger sister passes away, he knows he can count on his three best friends and soccer teammates–Mario, Jordie, and Chick–to be there for him. With a grief-crippled mother and a father who’s not in the picture, he needs them more than ever. But when Mario starts hanging out with a […]

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