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Lawson, Richard

All We Can Do Is Wait

274 pp. | Penguin/Razorbill | February, 2018 | Trade ISBN 9780448494111 $17.99
(3) YA In the wake of a bridge collapse in Boston, five teenagers from different backgrounds find themselves in a hospital waiting room. Through flashbacks, overlapping perspectives, a vividly described setting, and an effective use of dramatic irony, Lawson carefully develops each character's story and their accidental relationships with one another. Regardless of its neat ending, this debut novel is a worthwhile study of tragedy's wake.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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