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Apr 7, 2020 · Liz Lawson. Liz Lawson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas, The Night In Question: An Agathas Mystery (with Kathleen Glasgow) and The Lucky Ones. Her next book, a YA murder mystery (with romance!) entitled MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS, will release in spring of 2025! Her books have been featured by the Today show, People, Buzzfeed ...
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- About The Lucky Ones
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May is a survivor. But she doesn’t feel like one. She feels angry. And lost. And alone. Eleven months after the school shooting that killed her twin brother, May still doesn’t know why she was the only one to walk out of the band room that day. No one gets what she went through–no one saw and heard what she did. No one can possibly understand how i...
At the beginning, I wasn’t totally sure I’d like May or Zach. He seemed so… wheedling? I don’t know if that’s really the right description. I found his awkwardness endearing, especially once he began trying to interact with May. I liked a lot of things about May. She’s so obviously deeply wounded and prickly/angry as a result. I guess I just didn’t...
Recommended for Ages14 up. Representation Lucy, May’s best friend is from Haiti and prefers female partners. Profanity/Crude Language Content Lots of extreme profanity used frequently. Romance/Sexual Content Lots of feelings of attraction and brief kissing. References to making out. Spiritual Content None. Violent Content References to a school sho...
Mar 31, 2020 · Even nearly 4 months later, I praise The Lucky Ones the most for is its real and raw depiction of grief, misery, and reluctant hope. Liz Lawson does an outstanding job of character development in this book. Despite my incredible fortune to have never had to live through an active shooter situation, I could feel every emotion our main characters ...
Apr 7, 2020 · Put The Lucky Ones on your 2020 TBR list--you do NOT want to miss it!" --Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying"A harrowing and beautifully told story about how far the tentacles of tragedy can reach. May's story of grief, survival, and reckoning is tenderly and honestly explored. A simply stunning debut."
- Liz Lawson
- Random House Children's Books, 2020
- 0593118510, 9780593118511
- The Lucky Ones
Apr 1, 2020 · The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson is beautiful storytelling The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson was flawless. The story Lawson narrates is empathetic and unapologetically sincere. An eye-opener to those who’ve only experienced gun violence from afar. The Lucky Ones takes place eleven months after a school shooting. After the news cycle and spectators have moved on, survivors are reeling, trying to ...
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Apr 7, 2020 · The pain and anger is well written, and the novel highlights the most troublesome aspects of young adulthood: overconfidence sprinkled with heavy insecurities, fear-fueled decisions, bad communication, and brash judgments. Characters are cued white. Share your opinion of this book. Two teens find each other (and themselves) with a little help ...
Put The Lucky Ones on your 2020 TBR list--you do NOT want to miss it!" - Karen M McManus "The Lucky Ones takes a subject that has become tragically familiar and manages to tell the untold story. Liz Lawson deftly explores grief and trauma, but she always threads it through with hope and love. This is a beautiful and necessary book." - Lauren ...
