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We Are Not Alone
Hardcover
General Juvenile FictionScience & Nature
Publisher Price: $19.99
ISBN13: 9780063337411
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Oct 29 2024
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
From award-winning author Katryn Bury of the Drew Leclair series, this hopeful coming-of-age middle grade novel follows the unlikely friendship between Sam, a recent cancer survivor, and a popular girl at school as they come together on a quest to uncover the truth about alien life in honor of Sam's best friend's final wishes. This powerful story of friendship and grief is a gentle reminder that we are never alone in the universe.
Sam Kepler Greyson doesn't want to be the cancer kid. After losing his best friend and fellow UFO enthusiast, Oscar, to brain cancer, Sam wants to focus on anything but his own cancer--maybe even a normal year of middle school.
But whispers in the halls and lingering grief over Oscar make Sam's return much harder. To make matters worse, he is paired with popular girl Cat for a history project. Between Cat's icy attitude and troubling rumors that Sam lied about having cancer, nothing seems to be going well.
Things start to look up when Cat and Sam unexpectedly bond over the UFO obsession he once shared with Oscar--but Sam isn't sure he's ready to open up to someone again. With the chance for a fresh start within reach, he worries that coming clean about his illness will only make Cat pity him. Hiding the truth also helps Sam avoid the biggest worry of all: What if his cancer comes back?
Bury writes about grief and being a survivor with honesty and humor in this captivating mystery that explores friendship and the power of believing. --Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of the Book Scavenger series and Sisterhood of Sleuths
Katryn Bury is a master of middle grade voice. A powerful, heartfelt exploration of loss, grief, and friendship. I absolutely loved it. --Micahel Leali, award-winning author of The Civil War of Amos Abernathy and Matteo
A beautiful and original exploration of friendship and its power to make us more than just the sum of our parts. Funny, tender, and insightful, Sam's voice will stay with readers long after they turn the final page. --Ali Standish, award-winning author of The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall
Bury expertly balances humor and heartache as Sam's story explores grief, new friendships, and starting over, but it also celebrates enticing mysteries of the unknown in a way that is sure to engage readers. A quietly powerful novel. --A. J. Sass, award-winning author of Ellen Outside the Lines and Ana on the Edge
A moving, humorous exploration of friendship and trust. --Kirkus Reviews
- An Unlikely Friendship: He's the cancer kid who just wants to be normal. She's the popular girl with a secret nerdy side. When a history project forces them together, they discover a shared obsession that could change everything.
- A Heartfelt Story of Grief: Sam is struggling with the loss of his best friend, Oscar. Finishing the UFO quest they started together might be the only way to honor his memory--and begin to heal.
- Secrets and School Drama: When a cruel rumor starts that he lied about being sick, Sam has to decide if telling the truth about his illness is worth the risk of being seen as different forever.
- A Middle Grade Mystery: Following the final clues Oscar left behind, Sam and Cat's search for alien life becomes a powerful journey about finding your people and proof that you are never truly alone.
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