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We Are Okay

AUTHOR Lacour, Nina; Lacour, Nina
PUBLISHER Penguin Books (02/26/2019)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
Nina LaCour's award-winning, achingly beautiful novel is now available in paperback!

-Includes a new foreword by Nicola Yoon, #1 bestselling author of The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything-

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award

"Short, poetic and gorgeously written." -The New York Times Book Review
"A beautiful, devastating piece of art." -Bookpage

You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart.

An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love.

Praise for We Are Okay

"Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy." --Bustle

? "Exquisite." --Kirkus

? "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful." --Booklist

? "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel." --SLJ

? "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray." --Publishers Weekly

?"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." --Shelf Awareness

"So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book." --Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss

"As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams."
--Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World

"You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real." --Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780142422939
ISBN-10: 0142422932
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 256
Carton Quantity: 36
Product Dimensions: 5.10 x 0.70 x 7.90 inches
Weight: 0.44 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ+ - General
Grade Level: 9th Grade and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Dewey Decimal: FIC
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019299375
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Nina LaCour's award-winning, achingly beautiful novel is now available in paperback!

-Includes a new foreword by Nicola Yoon, #1 bestselling author of The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything-

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award

"Short, poetic and gorgeously written." -The New York Times Book Review
"A beautiful, devastating piece of art." -Bookpage

You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart.

An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love.

Praise for We Are Okay

"Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy." --Bustle

? "Exquisite." --Kirkus

? "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful." --Booklist

? "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel." --SLJ

? "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray." --Publishers Weekly

?"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." --Shelf Awareness

"So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book." --Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss

"As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams."
--Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World

"You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real." --Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost

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