{"product_id":"where-was-goodbye-hardcover","title":"Where Was Goodbye? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Lynn Mather\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teen girl searches for closure after her brother dies by suicide in this breathtaking novel for \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efans of Erika L. Sánchez's \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and Sarah Everett's \u003ci\u003eHow to Live without You\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarmen is about to start her last year of high school, but it's only been six weeks since her brother, Julian, died by suicide. How is she supposed to focus on school when huge questions loom: Why is Julian gone? How could she have missed seeing his pain? Could she have helped him? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a blowup at school gets Karmen sent home for a few weeks, life gets more complicated: things between her parents are tenser than ever, her best friend's acting like a stranger, and her search to understand why Julian died keeps coming up empty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew friend Pru both baffles and comforts Karmen, and there might finally be something happening with her crush, Isaiah, but does she have time for either, or are they just more distractions? Will she ever understand Julian's struggle and tragedy? If not, can she love--and live--again?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice Lynn Mather is a Bahamian Canadian author. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Governor General's Award finalist, a Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize finalist, shortlisted for the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, an ALA\/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, an Amelia Bloomer Book List pick, and a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eFacing the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, was an Amy Mathers Teen Book Award winner. \u003ci\u003eWhere Was Goodbye?\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel for teens. Janice Lynn lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748845093152,"sku":"9781665903950","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e38f046b5ec987437d576ebf58debe2.webp?v=1779917916","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/where-was-goodbye-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}