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Title details for August and Everything After by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski - Available

August and Everything After

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Emily Lawrence
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Graduation was supposed to be a relief. Except Quinn can't avoid the rumors that plagued her throughout high school or the barrage of well-intentioned questions about her college plans. How is she supposed to know what she wants to do for the next four years, let alone the rest of her life? And why does no one understand that it's hard for her to think about the future—or feel as if she even deserves one—when her best friend is dead?
Spending the summer with her aunt on the Jersey shore may just be the fresh start Quinn so desperately needs. And when she meets Malcolm, a musician with his own haunted past, she starts to believe in second chances. Can Quinn find love while finding herself?

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  • Release date

    May 1, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781541491540
      • File size: 197085 KB
      • Duration: 06:50:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 690
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 12, 2018
      Quinn and Malcolm are each grieving the loss of friends: narrator Quinn’s best friend died in a car wreck that nearly killed her, and two of Malcolm’s band members died in a bus accident. Both teens are also struggling with the aftermath of being close to death themselves; Quinn suffers from anxiety, and Malcolm turns to alcohol and drugs to escape. When Malcolm invites Quinn to play drums in his band, she finds the perfect summer distraction from her grief. Doktorski (The Summer After You and Me) fills her latest novel with music—Quinn playing the drums at band practice with Malcolm, recording an album, and playing live. The teens wrestle with their own darkness; Malcolm tries to conquer addiction, and Quinn tries to work through the guilt surrounding her best friend’s accident and its consequences. This is a satisfying blend of family drama, romance, and music, staged in the aftermath of tragedy. Ages 14–up. Agent: Kerry Sparks, Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Emily Lawrence delivers this slow burn teen romance in a cool tone. Quinn is hiding out for the summer on the Jersey Shore with her aunt following a senior-year relationship disaster. Working on her life plan hasn't progressed beyond turning her marching band skills into rock drummer dreams. She meets a troubled singer named Malcolm, and they bond over guilt and loss even as his recovery from opioid addiction throws up roadblocks. Lawrence fills the dialogue with personality and passion. The characters have a complexity that makes them satisfyingly realistic, owing equally to the writing and the narration. As the adrift Quinn looks to her future, Lawrence's narration is kindled with possibility and longing. S.T.C. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:690
  • Text Difficulty:3

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