Never Eighteen
Megan Bosticโ
ืื ืืณ 2012 ยท Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
4.3star
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A teenage boy takes a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life. โThere wonโt be many dry eyes at the end of this extremely affecting story.โโKirkus Reviews
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Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate heโs going, he probably wonโt even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so heโs decided itโs time to let go.
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But before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life. So with the help of his best friend, Kaylee, Austin visits every person in his life who touched him in a special way. He journeys to places heโs loved and those heโs never seen. And what starts as a way to say goodbye turns into a personal journey that brings love, acceptance, and meaning to Austinโs life.
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โIt is easy to connect with Austin because his journey is honorable . . . Bosticโs narrative is concise, chapters are short, and the story never lags. Her story is sad,ย but it is real and pulls no punches.โโVOYA
โBostic writes this graceful, affecting tale without pretension . . . Perhaps itโs because of that simplicity that the story concludes with such a powerful emotional punch.โโKirkus Reviews
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โItย had the vibe and similarities from two of my favorite books and maybe even a third that are all pretty popular:ย If I Stay,ย Thirteen Reasons Why,ย andย The Fault in Our Stars.โโMission Viejo Library Teen Voice
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Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate heโs going, he probably wonโt even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so heโs decided itโs time to let go.
ย
But before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life. So with the help of his best friend, Kaylee, Austin visits every person in his life who touched him in a special way. He journeys to places heโs loved and those heโs never seen. And what starts as a way to say goodbye turns into a personal journey that brings love, acceptance, and meaning to Austinโs life.
ย
โIt is easy to connect with Austin because his journey is honorable . . . Bosticโs narrative is concise, chapters are short, and the story never lags. Her story is sad,ย but it is real and pulls no punches.โโVOYA
โBostic writes this graceful, affecting tale without pretension . . . Perhaps itโs because of that simplicity that the story concludes with such a powerful emotional punch.โโKirkus Reviews
ย
โItย had the vibe and similarities from two of my favorite books and maybe even a third that are all pretty popular:ย If I Stay,ย Thirteen Reasons Why,ย andย The Fault in Our Stars.โโMission Viejo Library Teen Voice
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Megan Bostic lives in Tacoma, Washington. This is her first book for teens.
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