If you've read "Fault in our Stars" (and haven't we all read and loved it!) -- from Chelsey Philpot's Boston Globe article, "Seasonal Reading for Young Adults":
"The best summer books blend elements of typical beach reads (romance, adventure, mystery, etc.) with reflective themes that explore friendship, loss, self-discovery, family, and more. The awesome plotlines of these titles will have readers tearing through pages, but the original and complex characters will leave them feeling that these tales, like the season itself, were over far too quickly.
“Before My Eyes” by Caroline Bock (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2014)
The lives of three young people — Max, the unhappy son of a state senator, Claire, a poet who feels responsible for her sister ever since their mother had a stroke, and Barkley, a troubled 21-year-old who hears a voice in his head — become joyfully and tragically intertwined one Long Island Labor Day Weekend."
Read the ENTIRE LIST of thought-provoking, complex, new young adult books at the Boston Globe website...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2014...and don't be embarrassed if you are an adult reading these young adult novels!!
--Caroline
Before My Eyes
Best!
PS
My bone marrow has gotten very bad again, and my already limited time has thusly become further limited. My cancer, so dispersed around my body; the cells will not calm down. Thanks for caring! I have a page of GOOGLE also.
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