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What We Lost


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 224

Published: 2013

Great for age 12-18 years

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Hope can be hard to hold on to.When thirteen-year-old Jody goes missing, the national spotlight turns to Samara Taylor's small town of Pineview. With few clues for investigators to follow, everyone is a suspect, including Jody's older brother, Nick. But even as the town rallies in solidarity, Sam feels more alone than ever. Her mother is drifting farther and farther away while her father grows increasingly preoccupied as he steps in to help Jody's family in the wake of the disappearance. During the tense, uncomfortable days that follow, Sam draws closer to Nick as the local tragedy intersects with her personal one.National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr delivers a powerful novel about community, family, faith, and one girl's realization that sometimes you have to lose everything to find what's been missing all along.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 224 pages in this book.

It 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 2013 by Little, Brown & Company .

Sara Zarr was raised in San Francisco, went to high school in Pacifica, California, and now lives with her husband in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Utah Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Utah Book Award.

Inspys the Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith Driven Literature - Fiction - YA
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Inspys the Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith Driven Literature.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

* "Riveting."-- "Kirkus Reviews", starred review

 

* "Riveting." ""Kirkus Reviews", starred review""

 

* "A number of strong story strands...[and] sharply delineated characters....[add] to the story's depth." ""Booklist ("starred review)""

 

* "Riveting." ""Kirkus Reviews ("starred review)""

 

* "Beyond delivering a gripping store, Zarr has a knack for exposing human weakness in the ordinary." ""Publishers Weekly" (starred review)""