There Will Come a Time
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Publisher Description
Mark grapples with the loss of his twin sister in this heart-wrenching novel of grief and resilience from National Book Award finalist Carrie Arcos.
Mark knows grief. Ever since the accident that killed his twin sister, Grace, the only time he feels at peace is when he visits the bridge where she died. Comfort is fleeting, but it’s almost within reach when he’s standing on the wrong side of the suicide bars. Almost.
Grace’s best friend, Hanna, says she understands what he’s going through. But she doesn’t. She can’t. It’s not just the enormity of his loss. As her twin, Mark should have known Grace as well as he knows himself. Yet when he reads her journal, it’s as if he didn’t know her at all.
As a way to remember Grace, Hanna convinces Mark to complete Grace’s bucket list from her journal. Mark’s sadness, anger, and his growing feelings for Hanna threaten to overwhelm him. But Mark can’t back out. He made a promise to honor Grace—and it’s his one chance to set things right.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Seventeen-year-old Mark isn't the only person grieving the death of his twin sister, Grace, but he has difficulty looking beyond his own pain, guilt, and rage. In a novel about letting go and reconnecting with people, National Book Award finalist Arcos (Out of Reach) delves deeply into her protagonist's emotions and unnerving memory of the car accident that he alone survived. Now a "Twinless Twin," Mark mostly keeps to himself, but risks sharing some of his thoughts with Grace's best friend Hannah. After they discover Grace's list of "Top Five Things to Do This Year," they decide to accomplish the tasks in her honor, a process that pushes their physical limits and leads Mark to better understand his misplaced anger and his sister's secret desires and fears. Meanwhile, his involvement with an artistic group project at school helps him rekindle old passions and regain a sense of purpose. With insight into the various stages of grief and the irrational behaviors that can emerge as a result, the book offers an inspiring account of emotional healing. Ages 14 up.
