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Just About Coping
Eighteen-year-old Nathan Walker is holding it together. Barely.
He’s got it down to a science. Keep the fridge stocked, the lights on, the kids fed, and his head down. With his mom slipping further out of reach and his dad long gone, Nathan’s the only thing standing between his younger siblings and the kind of chaos you don’t come back from.
But survival isn’t the same as living.
College is supposed to be his escape, a chance to finally breathe. He just has to get through the summer without everything falling apart. But as pressure builds, cracks form, at home, at school, and deep inside Nathan himself. The weight of responsibility is starting to grind him down, and holding the world together might cost him the last pieces of himself he’s been trying to protect.
Raw, tense, and quietly devastating, Just About Coping is a story about what we owe the people we love, and what happens when love alone isn’t enough.
He’s got it down to a science. Keep the fridge stocked, the lights on, the kids fed, and his head down. With his mom slipping further out of reach and his dad long gone, Nathan’s the only thing standing between his younger siblings and the kind of chaos you don’t come back from.
But survival isn’t the same as living.
College is supposed to be his escape, a chance to finally breathe. He just has to get through the summer without everything falling apart. But as pressure builds, cracks form, at home, at school, and deep inside Nathan himself. The weight of responsibility is starting to grind him down, and holding the world together might cost him the last pieces of himself he’s been trying to protect.
Raw, tense, and quietly devastating, Just About Coping is a story about what we owe the people we love, and what happens when love alone isn’t enough.
234 pages, Paperback
Published April 1, 2025
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March 18, 2025
I really enjoyed this book. As someone who grew up in a dysfunctional home, I related to Nathan. Being the oldest of four growing up, I had to do many of the same things Nathan had to in order to ensure that his siblings were taken care of.
Not only did this story show the resilience and sacrifices that Nathan made but it also showed that just because your life doesn’t end up exactly how you planned, doesn’t mean you can’t still achieve your goals.
The character development in this book was top notch and the pacing of the book was great. Five Stars!
Not only did this story show the resilience and sacrifices that Nathan made but it also showed that just because your life doesn’t end up exactly how you planned, doesn’t mean you can’t still achieve your goals.
The character development in this book was top notch and the pacing of the book was great. Five Stars!
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December 15, 2025I read this book in one day because I couldn’t put it down!! Loved the story and the characters.
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