The Last to Let Go (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481480734)

"Heartwrenching." --VOYA (starred review)

"Beautiful, captivating prose." --RT Book Reviews

A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be.

How do you let go of something you've never had?

Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change. She's transferring schools, starting fresh, and making plans for college so she can finally leave her hometown, her family, and her past behind.

But all of her dreams are shattered one hot summer afternoon when her mother is arrested for killing Brooke's abusive father. No one really knows what happened that day, if it was premeditated or self-defense, whether it was right or wrong. And now Brooke and her siblings are on their own.

In a year of firsts--the first year without parents, first love, first heartbreak, and her first taste of freedom--Brooke must confront the shadow of her family's violence and dysfunction, as she struggles to embrace her identity, finds her true place in the world, and learns how to let go.

Author: Amber Smith
ISBN-10: 1481480731
ISBN-13: 9781481480734
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198153 / Last to Let Go


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017
Booklist 11/15/2017 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 11/27/2017
School Library Journal 12/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 126 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw