A teenage boy takes a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life. тАЬThere wonтАЩt be many dry eyes at the end of this extremely affecting story.тАЭтАФKirkus Reviews
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Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate heтАЩs going, he probably wonтАЩt even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so heтАЩs decided itтАЩs time to let go.
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But before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life. So with the help of his best friend, Kaylee, Austin visits every person in his life who touched him in a special way. He journeys to places heтАЩs loved and those heтАЩs never seen. And what starts as a way to say goodbye turns into a personal journey that brings love, acceptance, and meaning to AustinтАЩs life.
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тАЬIt is easy to connect with Austin because his journey is honorable . . . BosticтАЩs narrative is concise, chapters are short, and the story never lags. Her story is sad,┬аbut it is real and pulls no punches.тАЭтАФVOYA
тАЬBostic writes this graceful, affecting tale without pretension . . . Perhaps itтАЩs because of that simplicity that the story concludes with such a powerful emotional punch.тАЭтАФKirkus Reviews
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тАЬIt┬аhad the vibe and similarities from two of my favorite books and maybe even a third that are all pretty popular:┬аIf I Stay,┬аThirteen Reasons Why,┬аand┬аThe Fault in Our Stars.тАЭтАФMission Viejo Library Teen Voice