As many nows as I can get
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Godel Memorial-Warren Library | ya YOU (Text) | 35500006204554 | Main | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 0525553851
- ISBN: 9780525553854
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Physical Description:
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417 pages : illustration ; 22 cm - Publisher: New York : Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019].
- Copyright: ℗♭2019
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "In one impulsive moment the summer before they leave for college, overachievers Scarlett and David plunge into an irresistible swirl of romance, particle physics, and questionable decisions. Scarlett and David have known each other all their lives in small-town Graceville, Colorado, where David is just another mountain in the background, until, one day, he is suddenly so much more than part of the landscape. Magnetic, spontaneous, David is a gravitational force. And Scarlett, pragmatic, wry, eye on the future, welcomes the whirlwind he brings even as she resists it. Moving between the present and the past, this is the story of a seemingly grounded girl who's pulled into a lightning-strike romance with an electric-charged boy, and the enormity of the aftermath. Smart, bold, and unconventionally romantic, Shana Youngdahl's debut explores grief, guilt, and reconciling who you think you need to be with the person you've been all along. It's an aching, transporting reminder that between the past that shapes us and the unknowable future, we have only the present to forgive ourselves and forge ahead"--Dust jacket. |
Reviews
Author Notes
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 September #1
Scarlett and David were the brightest academic stars in their tiny Colorado town, but until one electric moment just weeks before leaving to opposite coasts for college, they weren't lovers. David, Scarlett would tell you, was an ass. Scarlett had dated David's best friend, and was still nursing feelings for him. Now, physics aficionado Scarlett splices together different time lines to unspool the events that have radically altered the expected trajectories of both her and David's lives. As she explains, her story is but a series of "nows." These concurrent storylines take a bit of initial concentration to sort out, but reward the reader with good plot twists and surprising emotional connections. If secondary characters emerge a bit piecemeal, it serves to cement the fact that this is Scarlett's story, singularly told. The issues exploredâacademic competition, substance abuse, college life, unwanted pregnancyâwill be of interest to older teens. Similarly, the writing is John Greenâlike, intelligent and peppered with witty repartee. Recommended for sophisticated readers. Grades 10-12. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.
Shana Youngdahl is a poet and author who teaches writing at the University of Maine at Farmington and directs the Longfellow Young Writers' Workshop. One of her greatest joys is helping people embrace the stories they need to tell. Shana lives with her husband, two daughters, and two cats in Maine. As Many Nows as I Can Get is her debut novel.
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Subject: | College students Fiction Substance abuse Fiction Pregnancy Fiction Grief Fiction Infatuation Fiction Colorado Fiction |
Genre: | Young adult fiction. |