Summary
Fix: A Twisted Tale of Friendship, Addiction, and Regret
Eve and Lidia, friends since kindergarten, share more than just childhood memories. Eve battles severe scoliosis, while Lidia lives with one hand. These differences didn’t forge their bond, but they become the catalyst for their devastating split.
Trapped within a failing body after surgery and drowning in regret, Eve retreats into her own mind—a dark and unsettling place since losing Lidia. As she spirals into opiate …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316493499 |
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| ISBN-10: | 031649349X |
| Author: | J. Albert Mann |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 144mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Fix: “Intense, unflinching…a gratifying story.” – Kirkus Reviews
“A devastating and beautiful read that clearly shows the complexities of addiction, fear, love, and friendship.”
–SLJ“This searing but gorgeous read entwines poetry and prose in its descriptions of a friendship gone awry.”–Buzzfeed“Eve’s physical and emotional experiences resonate, and the supporting cast…are vividly drawn in this hopeful contemporary novel.”–Publishers Weekly“Intense, unflinching…a gratifying story.”
–Kirkus Reviews“Fix by J. Albert Mann is a haunting, heartbreaking story about addiction, internalized ableism, friendship, and what we’re willing to do for the people we love. Written in a combination of achingly raw prose and verse, this book will make you lose yourself and then find yourself again in the process. Mann crafts a lacerating picture of grief, addiction, and friendship that will stay with you long after you close the lid.”
–Alaina Lavoie, Communications Manager, We Need Diverse Books“The insidiousness of substance dependency, grief, and pain weave together in this incredibly powerful, all-consuming, captivating novel.”
–The Tiny ActivistAbout The Author
J. Albert Mann
J. Albert Mann is the author of Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale, What Every Girl Should Know, The Degenerates, and Fix, among other books for children and young adults. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults.
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