We Are Okay - 9780525425892

Winner of the 2018 Michael L. Printz Award ù An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship. ôShort, poetic and gorgeously written.ö ùThe New York Times Book Review ôA beautiful, devastating piece of art." ùBookpage You go through life thinking thereÆs so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasnÆt spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy sheÆs tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything thatÆs been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love. Praise for We Are Okay ôNina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy.ö ùBustle ? ôExquisite.ö ùKirkus ? ôLaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful.ö ùBooklist ? ôBeautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel.ö ùSLJ ? ôA moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything sheÆs known has been thrown into disarray.ö ùPublishers Weekly ?"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." ùShelf Awareness ôSo lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book.ö ùStephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss ôAs beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams.ö ùSiobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World ôYou can feel every peak and valley of MarinÆs emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real.ö ùAdi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and LetÆs Get Lost

• | Author: Nina LaCour
• | Publisher: Dutton Books For Young Readers
• | Publication Date: Feb 14, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Young Adult Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0525425896
• | ISBN-13: 9780525425892