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You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

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You've Reached Sam

A Novel

Dustin Thao

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · November 9, 2021

Reading lane: Death & Grief for Teens

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

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Why This Clicks

Tender Edge

A tender, emotionally direct read with a lightly fantastical edge.

Come here for

  • warm, emotionally direct reading
  • fantasy-inflected grief and love

Expect

  • teen grief and loss
  • a sustained, immersive narrative

Book Details

Authors
Dustin Thao
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
November 9, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Death & Grief for Teens · Emotions & Feelings for Teens
Reading lane
Death & Grief for Teens

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Diverse YA Fiction

  • Contemporary YA Romance

  • Death & Grief for Teens

About This Book

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam , a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his belongings, and tries everything to forget...

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An Instant New York Times Bestseller! If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam , a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his belongings, and tries everything to forget him. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces memories to return. Desperate to hear him one more time, Julie calls Sam's cell phone just to listen to his voice mail recording. And Sam picks up the phone. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam's voice makes Julie fall for him all over again and with each call, it becomes harder to let him go. What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye? A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection A Cosmo.com Best YA Book Of 2021 A Buzzfeed Best Book Of November A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book

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