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You Don't Live Here


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Published: 2020

Great for age 12-18 years

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"You Don’t Live Here" by Robyn Schneider follows the story of a teenager named Maddy who struggles with the abrupt loss of her mother. After moving to a new town, she feels out of place and disconnected. As she navigates the complexities of grief, friendship, and first love, Maddy embarks on a journey of self-discovery while grappling with her identity and the memories of the life she left behind. With the help of new friends, she learns to embrace her past and find hope for the future, ultimately realizing that home is not just a place, but where the heart is. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

 

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins .

Robyn Schneider is a graduate of Columbia University, where she studied creative writing, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she studied medical ethics. She lives in LA, California, but also on the internet. You can follow her on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and Instagram.