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In Wild Awake, Hilary T. Smith's exhilarating and heart-wrenching YA debut novel, seventeen-year-old Kiri Byrd has big plans for her summer without her parents. She intends to devote herself to her music and win Battle of the Bands with her bandmate and best friend, Lukas. Perhaps then, in the excitement of victory, he will finally realize she's the girl of his dreams.

But a phone call from a stranger shatters Kiri's plans. He says he has her sister's stuff--her sister, Sukey, who died five years ago. This call throws Kiri into a spiral of chaos that opens old wounds and new mysteries.

Like If I Stay and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wild Awake explores loss, love, and what it means to be alive.

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"Hilary T. Smith's absorbing debut whispers with mystery, drawing us into a world of dead sisters, family secrets, midnight bicycle rides, music, madness and art--ultimately exploring that most profound mystery of all: love."--Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and Just One Day

"Beautiful and energetic...Smith's a writer to watch."--Kirkus Reviews

"Most fascinating in this stirring coming-of-age novel are the blurred lines between perception and reality, genius and madness, peace and turmoil. Debut author Smith embraces the complexities of grief, family dynamics, creativity, mental illness, and love and pens them with a thoughtful, subtle hand."--Horn Book Magazine

"Debut author Smith can craft a simile like no one's business, and her ebullient language drives this story, which captures moments of life at its highest and blurriest points: love, loss, music, freedom."--ALA Booklist

"A compelling novel with moments of lyrical beauty."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"Exquisite...Smith adeptly captures the darkness and betrayal of a family secret. Kiri's narrative is heart-wrenching....The story is beautifully written and engaging, and Kiri's voice is a powerful reminder that life can be full of pain and joy and that to embrace both is good for the soul."--School Library Journal
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Things you earnestly believe will happen while your parents are away on vacation:

1. You will remember to the water the azaleas.
2. You will take detailed and accurate phone messages.
3. You will call your older brother, Denny, if even the slightest thing goes wrong.
4. But really, the slightest--if you hear a noise. If you scrape your knee.
5. You and your best friend/bandmate Lukas will win Battle of the Bands.
6. Amid the thrill of victory, Lukas will finally realize you are the girl of his dreams.

Things that actually happen:

1. A stranger calls who says he knew your sister.
2. He says he has her stuff.
3. What stuff? Her stuff.
4. You tell him your parents won't be able to--
5. Sukey died five years ago; can't he--
6. You pick up a pen.
7. You scribble down the address.
8. You get on your bike and go.
9. Things . . . get a little crazy after that.*
* Also, you fall in love, but not with Lukas.

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  • PublisherKatherine Tegen Books
  • Publication date2015
  • ISBN 10 0062184695
  • ISBN 13 9780062184696
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages400
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