Fadeaway by Maura Ellen Stokes - ISBN: 9781499806748
Hardcover
Fourteen-year-old Sam is struggling to get by without her best friend, Reagan, who died suddenly the summer before high school. But when Reagan suddenly “reappears,” Sam clings to her friend’s presence, even as it hurts rather than helps her grief.
  • Hardcover

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    5 June 2018

Summary

When Sam’s best friend Reagan dies after her heart suddenly gives out, Sam must learn to deal with her grief and ultimately discover who she is without her best friend by her side.Fourteen-year-old Sam thinks she has all summer to hang out with her best friend, Reagan. But then her life changes forever. Sam’s world, once filled with school, basketball, and Reagan, has now abruptly changed and she must learn to navigate high school on and off the court without her best friend.But when Reagan s…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781499806748
ISBN-10:1499806744
Author:Maura Ellen Stokes
Publisher:Little Bee Books Inc.
Imprint:Little Bee Books Inc.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:5 June 2018
Weight:417g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

In Maura Stokes’s debut novel, Sam has to muck her way through the most heartbreaking and inexplicable loss of her young life, not realizing the gift this transformation will give to her. This story is not only about the redeeming power of sports and teammates, but also the embracing power of love. And for both Sam and the reader, that, too, is an undeniable gift. – Kathi Appelt, New York Times Bestselling author of The Underneath, National Book Award finalist, and Newbery Honor winnerA great friendship story. A fine basketball story. A deep story of loss. What a fresh and authentic voice we have in Maura Ellen Stokes! – Marion Dane Bauer, author of On My Honor, a Newbery Honor book

About The Author

Maura Ellen Stokes

Maura Ellen Stokes received an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. As a lifelong athlete who coached girls’ soccer, she often incorporates sports into her fiction. When she’s not writing, she works as a biostatistician. Stokes is a New England native who now lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Fadeaway is her debut novel.

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