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McGhee, Alison

What I Leave Behind

202 pp. | Atheneum/Dlouhy | May, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-7656-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-7658-4
(2) YA In one hundred brief chapters numbered in Chinese calligraphy, readers follow sixteen-year-old Will's stream-of-consciousness narration while he walks through his L.A. neighborhood. As Will ponders his father's suicide three years ago and his childhood friend's recent rape, his voice is philosophical and introspective, yet still realistic and conversational. Evocative, poetic writing effectively places readers alongside the protagonist as he works through his intense grief and confusion.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2018

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