Name: That Night
ISBN: 9780062495792

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

After the Unthinkable

A Queens community’s grief meets first love in a story about learning to move forward.

Come here for

A tender romance shaped by shared grief and the long work of healing
The pull between caring for family and finding room for yourself

Expect

A slow shift from friendship toward something more
Grief, depression, and overprotective parents in the emotional terrain

Book Details

Authors: Amy Giles
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: October 23, 2018
Format: Ebook
Theme: Teen Suicide · Death & Grief for Teens
Reading lane: Teen Suicide

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Publisher Categories

Coming of Age
YA Stories About Parents
YA Stories About Girls & Women
Contemporary YA Romance

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Dating & Sex for Teens
Depression for Teens
Friendship for Teens
Mental Illness for Teens

About This Book

An evocative story by acclaimed author Amy Giles about tragedy, love, and learning to heal. The year since a mass shooting shook their Queens neighborhood has played out differently for Jess and Lucas, both of whom were affected by that night in eerily similar and deeply personal ways. As Jess struggles to take care of her depressed mother and Lucas takes up boxing under the ever-watchful eye of his overprotective parents, their paths converge. They slowly become friends and...

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An evocative story by acclaimed author Amy Giles about tragedy, love, and learning to heal. The year since a mass shooting shook their Queens neighborhood has played out differently for Jess and Lucas, both of whom were affected by that night in eerily similar and deeply personal ways. As Jess struggles to take care of her depressed mother and Lucas takes up boxing under the ever-watchful eye of his overprotective parents, their paths converge. They slowly become friends and then something more, learning to heal and move forward together. But what does it mean to love after an unspeakable tragedy?