Author: Jenny Hubbard
Pages: 240
Published: January 28th 2014 by Delacorte Press
* This was given to me by NetGalley for an honest review
Summary: When high school senior
Paul Wagoner walks into his school library with a stolen gun, he
threatens his girlfriend Emily Beam, then takes his own life. In the
wake of the tragedy, an angry and guilt-ridden Emily is shipped off to
boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she encounters a
ghostly presence who shares her name. The spirit of Emily Dickinson and
two quirky girls offer helping hands, but it is up to Emily to heal her
own damaged self.
This inventive story, told in verse and in prose, paints the aftermath of tragedy as a landscape where there is good behind the bad, hope inside the despair, and springtime under the snow.
This inventive story, told in verse and in prose, paints the aftermath of tragedy as a landscape where there is good behind the bad, hope inside the despair, and springtime under the snow.
MY REVIEW
Unfortunately, I could not finish this novel. This subject is not written a lot in YA and it should be addressed. However, when reading And We Stay, I felt that Emily's voice was much younger than a 17 year old. She felt more like a middle schooler. I give props to Hubbard for tackling a subject that is difficult, and as mentioned.
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