Marin hasn’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 tragedy she’s tried to outrun. Now, months later, Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid
Enjoy our presentation of We Are Okay written by Nina LaCour and published by Penguin Young Readers.
Marin hasn’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 tragedy she’s tried to outrun. Now, months later, Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid.
We Are Okay is the winner of the 2018 Michael L Printz Award. It’s also a New York Public Library, Publisher’s Weekly, Boston Globe and Seventeen Magazine Best Book of the Year.
We Are Okay is recommended for ages 14+. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: https://bit.ly/WeAreOkayReviews
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