What to say next - Softcover

Buxbaum, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1524764752 ISBN 13: 9781524764753

Publisher: Blossom Books, 2017

Synopsis

When an unlikely friendship is sparked between relatively popular Kit Lowell and socially isolated David Drucker, everyone is surprised. Kit appreciates David's blunt honesty. David welcomes Kit's attention and her inquisitive nature. When she asks for his help finding the how and why of her dad's accident, he's all in. Will it be a welcome relief for Kit? Can their friendship survive the truth?

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Review:

"Told in the alternating voices of a girl whose world has been shattered and a boy who is the only person in her life who sees her clearly, WHAT TO SAY NEXT is about the power of connection and the beauty of compassion. With sensitivity, wisdom, and heart, Julie Buxbaum weaves a story in which loss and grieving are balanced by humor and insight. This novel is so compulsively readable that you'll be surprised how deeply your emotions are stirred."--Christina Baker Kline, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train
"Julie Buxbaum has written my perfect love story--two brave, flawed characters ditching the idea of 'normal, ' falling in love, and finding the unanswerable answers to life in each other. I adored it."--Cath Crowley, author of Graffiti Moon and Words in Deep Blue

"Charming, funny, and deeply affecting all at the same time." -Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star

"Heartfelt, charming, deep, and real. I love it with all my heart." -Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

"Told in the alternating voices of a girl whose world has been shattered and a boy who is the only person in her life who sees her clearly, WHAT TO SAY NEXT is about the power of connection and the beauty of compassion. With sensitivity, wisdom, and heart, Julie Buxbaum weaves a story in which loss and grieving are balanced by humor and insight. This novel is so compulsively readable that you'll be surprised how deeply your emotions are stirred."--Christina Baker Kline, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train

"Julie Buxbaum has written my perfect love story--two brave, flawed characters ditching the idea of 'normal, ' falling in love, and finding the unanswerable answers to life in each other. I adored it."--Cath Crowley, author of Graffiti Moon and Words in Deep Blue

"Buxbaum uses split first-person narration to give readers striking insight into both teens. . . . Readers will easily see David as a complex, brilliant individual. Discussion of Kit's family and heritage bring additional complexity and depth to his portrait of grief and recovery."--PW

." . . a story of friendship and finding one's tribe. Teens who enjoy sweet, character-driven relationship stories will find their tribe with Kit and David." -VOYA

"Charming, funny, and deeply affecting all at the same time." -Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star

"Heartfelt, charming, deep, and real. I love it with all my heart." -Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

"Told in the alternating voices of a girl whose world has been shattered and a boy who is the only person in her life who sees her clearly, WHAT TO SAY NEXT is about the power of connection and the beauty of compassion. With sensitivity, wisdom, and heart, Julie Buxbaum weaves a story in which loss and grieving are balanced by humor and insight. This novel is so compulsively readable that you'll be surprised how deeply your emotions are stirred."--Christina Baker Kline, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train

"Julie Buxbaum has written my perfect love story--two brave, flawed characters ditching the idea of 'normal, ' falling in love, and finding the unanswerable answers to life in each other. I adored it."--Cath Crowley, author of Graffiti Moon and Words in Deep Blue

"Among many other YA characters who find love despite their differences, Kit and David stand out." --The Horn Book

About the Author:

Julie Buxbaum is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School. The author of The Opposite of Love, After You, and Tell Me Three Things, she currently lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blossom Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1524764752
• ISBN 13: 9781524764753
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292