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One cold fall day, high school junior Liz Emerson steers her car into a tree. This haunting and heartbreaking story is told by a surprising and unexpected narrator and unfolds in nonlinear flashbacks even as Liz's friends, foes, and family gather at the hospital and Liz clings to life. This riveting debut will appeal to fans of Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver, and 13 Reasons Why, by Jay Asher.
"On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton's laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road." Why did Liz Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? The nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High's most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force—Liz didn't understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn't understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? Amy Zhang's haunting and universal story will appeal to fans of Lauren Oliver, Gayle Forman, and Jay Asher.
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“Narrator Julia Whelan’s voice iscalm and clear as she presents an unvarnished picture of Liz Emerson, whodominates her world, bending others to her will while shielding herself fromthe consequences…Expertly managing a nonlinear story filled with a wide rangeof characters, Whelan delivers a compelling performance. There’s a significantamount of disturbing content—bullying, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual assault—andWhelan doesn’t shy away from portraying the emotional fallout as she movinglydelivers the reasons behind Liz’s actions.”
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“Zhang writes with confidence and finesse, and many readers will be moved as Liz recognizes the lives she has damaged.”
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“The breezy yet powerful and exceptionally perceptive writing style, multifaceted characters, surprisingly hopeful ending, and pertinent contemporary themes frame an engrossing, thought-provoking story that will be snapped up by readers of Todd Mitchell’s Backwards and Gayle Forman’s If I Stay.”
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“An impressive debut…should appeal to readers who sobbed through Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why.”
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“Amy Zhang crashes onto the YA scene with this debut novel about a physics student who puts Newton’s laws of motion into practice by driving her Mercedes into a tree…A good pick for fans of Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall and Gayle Forman’s If I Stay.”
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“Insightful…It’s interesting to see the mean girl through the eyes of the people who love her, despite (and sometimes because of) her flaws.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books -
“Strategically timed flashbacks to weeks, days, and minutes before the crash, some voiced by Liz’s platitude-spouting childhood imaginary friend, reveal a wealthy, popular girl tortured by regret over her cruel actions against others…[and offer an] inventive structure and inspired use of the imaginary-friend narrator.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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About Amy Zhang
Amy Zhang was born in China, grew up in Wisconsin, and currently attends college in upstate New York. She is the author of Falling into Place and This Is Where the World Ends.
About Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan is a novelist, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and multiple award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. She is a former child actor who has appeared in multiple films and television shows.