{"product_id":"9780399171031","title":"Kerry Kletter - The First Time She Drowned","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Kerry Kletter. Themes include Juvenile Fiction, Family, Parents, Social Themes, Emotions \u0026amp; Feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beautiful struggle of a girl\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003edesperate for the one relationship that has caused her the most pain\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCassie O'malley has spent the past two and a half years in a mental institution--dumped there by her mother, against her will. Now, at 18, Cassie emancipates herself, determined to start over. She attends college, forms new friendships, and even attempts to start fresh with her mother. But before long, their unhealthy relationship threatens to pull Cassie under once again. As Cassie struggles to reclaim her life, childhood memories persist and confuse, and Cassie must consider whose version of history is real, and more important, whose life she must save.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A bold, literary story about the fragile complexities of mothers and daughters and learning to love oneself, \u003ci\u003eThe First Time She Drowned \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us that we must dive deep into our pasts if we are ever to move forward.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe First Time She Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Lyrical, emotional...resonant.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Beautiful and passionate . . . [Kletter is] a writer of great distinction and infinite promise.\" \u003cb\u003e--Pat Conroy, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSouth of Broad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[A] lovely and haunting keep-you-up-all-night heart-wrencher that is both beautiful and raw, painful and uplifting. It's utterly amazing. An incredible read.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Niven, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Sentence by sentence . . . one of the most lyrical novels I've ever read. Haunting and exquisite.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Nicola Yoon, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEverything, Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe First Time She Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite and masterful dive, a brave exploration into the complexities of family, and the saving grace of friendship. Kletter's writing is hypnotic, her characters alive, her story tragic, beautiful, hopeful. Simply put, this book is stunning.\" \u003cb\u003e--David Arnold, critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMosquitoland\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[A] beautiful, gut-wrenching ache of a story. If you are at all interested in books, this is required reading.\" \u003cb\u003e--Becky Albertalli, author of the Morris Award-winning \u003ci\u003eSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The best writers are able to tell the most difficult stories with the most empathy, and that's just what Kletter does in this haunting debut. Complex, affirming, and beautifully written.\" \u003cb\u003e--Stephanie Kuehn, author of the Morris Award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharm \u0026amp; Strange\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Gorgeous, sumptuously lyrical, luminous...a feast for lovers of language. \u003ci\u003eThe First Time She Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e singlehandedly shatters every argument that Ya books aren't fit fare for adults.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jeff Zentner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * \"[An] excellent debut novel....heart-wrenching....Readers who enjoy the suspense of unreliable narrators, as in Adele Griffin's \u003ci\u003eLoud Awake\u003c\/i\u003e and Lost or Stephanie Kuehn's \u003ci\u003eComplicit\u003c\/i\u003e, will appreciate this one.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *Starred Review*\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This heartfelt, lyrical debut will strike a chord with older teens who appreciate contemporary fiction.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An absorbing read.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoya\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Kletter's exploration of a dysfunctional family...is raw with emotion...a sophisticated read.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Emotionally devastating...a complex novel that ultimately uplifts.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. 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