Saving June
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Publisher Description
‘With a powerful story, characters that truly come alive, and a romance worth swooning over, Saving June is a fresh, fun, and poignant book that I couldn't tear myself away from.’ –
- Kody Keplinger, author of The DUFF
If she'd waited less than two weeks, she'd have been June who died in June.
But I guess my sister didn’t consider that. When sixteen-year-old Harper’s sister June, the perfect, popular, pretty one to Harper’s also-ran, commits suicide just before her high school graduation, nothing in Harper’s world makes sense anymore.
With her family falling apart, Harper has a plan – steal June’s ashes and take her sister to the one place she always wanted to go: California. Embarking on a wild road trip of impromptu gigs and stolen kisses with mysterious musician Jake, the one person who could hold answers about June, Harper’s determined to find peace for her sister. But will she find peace for herself along the way?
Praise for Hannah Harrington
‘fresh, fun and poignant’ – Kody Keplinger
‘tender, funny and moving’ – Courtney Summers
‘raw, powerful, and absolutely spot-on’ – YA Reads.com
About the author
Hannah Harrington resides in Michigan with one dog and too many cats. When she isn’t busy writing like a crazy person, she enjoys arguing about politics, watching documentaries, playing guitar (very badly), and speaking about herself in the third person. You can find her online at hannahharrington.blogspot.com, facebook.com/hannahharrington and on Twitter @hharrington_.
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After 16-year-old Harper's outwardly perfect older sister, June, commits suicide just before graduating from high school, Harper decides to steal her sister's ashes and scatter them in California, where June had dreamed of going. Harper's best friend Laney is up for the road trip, but they have no way to get there from small-town Michigan. Enter Jake, a surly boy Harper met at June's funeral, who insists on driving them cross-country. Each adventure along the way a protest in Chicago, a mosh pit fight at a concert in Flagstaff brings equally prickly Harper and Jake closer together. But when Jake finally reveals why he agreed to take Harper to California, things blow up. Harper's sharp-edged voice, as she struggles to come to terms with her grief, is a strong point, though her self-absorption can be wearying. Music plays a prominent role in Harrington's debut novel: the characters constantly debate the merits of classic rock and punk bands (multiple playlists are included), which will delight music lovers, but sometimes upstages Harper's emotional journey. Ages 14 up.
