Release (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062403193)

Inspired by Judy Blume's Forever and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, this novel that Andrew Smith calls "beautiful, enchanting, and] exquisitely written" is a new classic about teenage relationships, self-acceptance--and what happens when the walls we build start coming down. A Kirkus Best Book of 2017

Adam Thorn doesn't know it yet, but today will change his life.

Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam's life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn't he?) and his best friend, Angela.

But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing Adam's life into chaos. The bindings of his world are coming untied one by one; yet in spite of everything he has to let go, he may also find freedom in the release.

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a raw, darkly funny, and deeply affecting story about the courage it takes to live your truth.

Author: Patrick Ness
ISBN-10: 0062403192
ISBN-13: 9780062403193
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2017
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 193314 / Release


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 07/03/2017
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017 pg. 153
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2017 pg. 66
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 148
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 103
BookPage 10/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 09/22/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average