{"product_id":"9781250238795","title":"A Breath Too Late","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Breath Too Late\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rocky Callen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eGirl in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e All the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGirl, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e comes a haunting and breathtaking YA contemporary debut novel that packs a powerful message: hope can be found in the darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Raw, heartbreaking, and poignant.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library and \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old Ellie had no hope left. Yet the day after she dies by suicide, she finds herself in the midst of an out-of-body experience. She is a spectator, swaying between past and present, retracing the events that unfolded prior to her death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there are gaps in her memory, fractured pieces Ellie is desperate to re-assemble. There's her mother, a songbird who wanted to break free from her oppressive cage. The boy made of brushstrokes and goofy smiles who brought color into a gray world. Her brooding father, with his sad puppy eyes and clenched fists. And Ellie's determined to find out why a piece of \u003ci\u003eher \u003c\/i\u003ewas left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in epistolary-like style, Rocky Callen's deeply moving \u003ci\u003eA Breath Too Late\u003c\/i\u003e sensitively examines the beautiful and terrible moments that make up a life and the possibilities that live in even the darkest of places. Perfect for fans of the critically-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSpeak\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI’ll Give You the Sun,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003eexquisitely \u003c\/b\u003eplayed \u003cb\u003elove song to life\u003c\/b\u003e, in all of its hurts, wonders, memories, and loves.\" –Jeff Zentner, Morris Award winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A haunting story, punctuated with \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003epoints of hope and light. This is \u003cb\u003ean important story\u003c\/b\u003e. A necessary story . . . Callen’s writing radiates with passion, honesty and love.\" —National Book Award finalist and Printz Award–winning author An Na\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library and \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eRaw, heartbreaking, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e poignant\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Achingly poignant . . . Dreamy, funny, fierce-hearted Ellie made me want to put my arms around all the hurting teens in the world and tell them to hold on, that there is hope, there is love, there is life to come. \u003ci\u003eA Breath Too Late\u003c\/i\u003e is both \u003cb\u003ea love letter and a life raft to the brokenhearted\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author Alison McGhee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003eexquisitely \u003c\/b\u003eplayed \u003cb\u003elove song to life\u003c\/b\u003e, in all of its hurts, wonders, memories, and loves. This book will remind you that you are needed, in this big and often messy world.\" —Jeff Zentner, Morris Award winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A haunting story, punctuated with \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003epoints of hope and light. This is \u003cb\u003ean important story\u003c\/b\u003e. A necessary story for so many countless people who need to know they are not alone in their pain. Callen’s writing radiates with passion, honesty and love.\" —National Book Award finalist and Printz Award–winning author An Na\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"Absolutely devastating and yet \u003cb\u003ehauntingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Breath Too Late \u003c\/i\u003eis a poignant and timely debut from an \u003cb\u003eincredibly gifted\u003c\/b\u003e author.\" —Isabella Ogbolumani, Buffalo Street Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250238795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. 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