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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Hosted by Teen Book Club
LOCATION:Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch\nSunrise Dan Pearl Branch
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DESCRIPTION:This event is for ages 13-18 year olds..\nhttps://broward.libn
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/front
 end-images/editor/broward/We_are_Okay.jpg" width="259" height="400" alt=""
  /></p>\n<p>Winner of the 2018 Michael L. Printz Award -- An achingly beau
 tiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship.</p>\n<p>" Sh
 ort\, poetic and gorgeously written. " -- The New York Times Book Review</
 p>\n<p>"A beautiful\, devastating piece of art. " -- Bookpage</p>\n<p>You 
 go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave w
 ith only your phone\, your wallet\, and a picture of your mother. Marin ha
 sn'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 trage
 dy she's tried to outrun. Now\, months later\, alone in an emptied dorm fo
 r winter break\, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be f
 orced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the 
 loneliness that has made a home in her heart.</p>\n<p>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.</p>\n<p>Praise for We Are Okay</p>\n<p>" Nina LaCour treats her emot
 ions so beautifully and with such empathy ." --Bustle</p>\n<p>★ "Exq
 uisite . " -- Kirkus</p>\n<p>★ "LaCour paints a captivating depictio
 n of loss\, bewilderment\, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful
  ." -- Booklist</p>\n<p>★ "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly mov
 ing\, potent novel ." -- SLJ</p>\n<p>★ "A moving portrait of a girl 
 struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into di
 sarray." -- Publishers Weekly</p>\n<p>★" Bittersweet and hopeful . .
  . poetic and skillfully crafted." -- Shelf Awareness</p>\n<p>"So lonely a
 nd beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book ." --Step
 hanie Perkins\, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss</p>\n<p>" A
 s beautiful as the best memories \, as sad as the best songs\, as hopeful 
 as your best dreams."<br />--Siobhan Vivian\, bestselling author of The La
 st Boy and Girl in the World</p>\n<p>"You can feel every peak and valley o
 f Marin's emotional journey on your skin\, in your gut. Beautifully writte
 n\, heartfelt\, and deeply real ." --Adi Alsaid\, author of Never Always S
 ometimes and Let's Get Lost</p>\n<p><a href="https://broward.ent.sirsi.net
 /client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=We+Are+Okay&amp\;te=">Click here f
 or link to title</a></p>\nhttps://broward.libnet.info/event/11200068
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