Jordan april, the rivers end bookstore, for the autumn 2017 teen indie next list. Like in his first book, more happy than not, the setting is a contemporary new york city with one big lifechanging piece of technology in place. The book is not as entertaining as it sounds but it does promise an emotional read. Abrams and the other two cocreator chris kelly it is the latest abrams project with the. Based on the novel by adam silvera, the show is set in the nearfuture where everyone receives a bureaucratic phone call. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Adam silvera reminds us that theres no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change. Adam silvera uses his ample skill to force readers to examine how they live life now and how they want to live it. Its called the last friend, and through it, rufus and mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventurean unforgettable day that will change both their lives forever. The result is that the book is less about two people dying and more about exploring the. Apps and platforms like facebook, instagram, and twitter exist in the book, and the novels fictional platforms draw from and. Like in his first book, more happy than not, the setting is a contemporary new. It also features a gay puertorican main character and a bisexual cuban main character, and i am all about this ownvoices representation.
On september 5, a little after midnight, deathcast calls mateo torrez and rufus emeterio to give them some bad news. I have been hyping it up for myself since about 2015 and it absolutely did not disappoint. Adam silvera is a master at capturing the infinite small heartbreaks of love and loss and grief. Abrams is working with hbo on a new halfhour television series based on the apocalyptic young adult novel they both.
It is silveras third novel and focuses on two teenage boys, mateo and rufus, who discover that they only have one day left to live. History is all you left me is a beautiful meditation on what it means to survive devastating loss. A threeminute adaptation of a scene from the book of the same name. The following version of this book was used to create the guide.
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