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Don't Fail Me Now
Don't Fail Me Now | Una LaMarche
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From the author of "Like No Other," the novel "Entertainment Weekly"calls "One of the most poignant and star-crossed love stories since "The Fault in Our Stars"": What if the last hope to save your family is the person who broke it up to begin with? "Fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Sharon Flake will find much to love in ["Don't Fail Me Now"]."--"School Library Journal" "Michelle "and her little siblings Cass and Denny are African-American and living on the poverty line in urban Baltimore, struggling to keep it together with their mom in jail and only Michelle s part-time job at the Taco Bell to sustain them. "Leah" and her stepbrother Tim are white and middle class from suburban Maryland, with few worries beyond winning lacrosse games and getting college applications in on time. Michelle and Leah only have one thing in common Buck Devereaux, the biological father who abandoned them when they were little. After news trickles back to them that Buck is dying, they make the uneasy decision to drive across country to his hospice in California. Leah hopes for closure; Michelle just wants to give him a piece of her mind. Five people in a failing, old station wagon, living off free samples at food courts across America, and the most pressing question on Michelle s mind is: Who will break down first--herself or the car? All the signs tell her they won t make it. But Michelle has heard that her whole life, and it s never stopped her before.... Una LaMarche triumphs once again with this rare and compassionate look at how racial and social privilegeaffects one family in crisis in both subtle and astonishing ways."
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Don't Fail Me Now | Una LaMarche
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AmandaL
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#libraryhaul I have no idea how I will find time to read all this before they're due, but I will try. Vegan Virgin Valentine was a book I hadn't read on the Banned Books Display. 📚

[DELETED] 2232195534 I liked Silent In The Grave. 😀 8y
AmandaL @kaysreadinglife I requested it because I read a great review of it here. 😄 8y
Megabooks I really like Carolyn Mackler especially 8y
AmandaL @Ebooksandcooks Thanks for the rec! I just added it to my TBR list. 8y
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Daisey
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I added a little extra distance to this evening's walk in order to finish listening to this book. These kids face some really tough situations, and parts of their story will break your heart. Yet, in the course of their cross country road trip they find the family that truly matters.

#audiobook #ya

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Daisey
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I'm joining in on the #audiocoloring trend for a little while with a road trip novel tonight.

#audiobook #ya