Cori McCarthy delivers an emotionally taut page-turner from multiple points of view – combined with stunning illustrations.
Jaycee is about to accomplish what her older brother Jake couldn't: live past graduation.
Jaycee
is dealing with her brother's death the only way she can – by
re-creating Jake's daredevil stunts. The ones that got him killed. She's
not crazy, okay? She just doesn't have a whole lot of respect for
staying alive.
Jaycee doesn't expect to have help on her insane
quest to remember Jake. But she's joined by a group of unlikely friends –
all with their own reasons for completing the dares and their own brand
of dysfunction: the uptight, ex-best friend, the heartbroken poet, the
slacker with Peter Pan syndrome, and... Mik. He doesn't talk, but
somehow still challenges Jayce to do the unthinkable-reveal the parts of
herself that she buried with her brother.
Cori McCarthy's
gripping narrative defies expectation, moving seamlessly from prose to
graphic novel panels and word art poetry, perfect for fans of E.
Lockhart, Jennier Niven, and Jandy Nelson. From the petrifying ruins of
an insane asylum to the skeletal remains of the world's largest
amusement park, You Were Here takes you on an unforgettable journey of friendship, heartbreak and inevitable change.
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