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Nielsen, Susin

Optimists Die First

229 pp. | Random/Lamb | February, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-553-49690-1 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-553-49691-8 $20.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-553-49693-2 $9.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-553-49692-5
(3) YA Isolated by guilt and anxiety since her sister's death, Vancouver sixteen-year-old Petula De Wilde finds YART (mandatory Youth Art Therapy) utterly useless--until newcomer Jacob Cohen, who has a prosthetic arm, unites YART's attendees. But there's a secret behind Jacob's own guilt. Well-drawn characters and nuanced representation of life with an anxiety disorder keep a familiar plot from feeling predictable.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

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