The Way I Used to Be

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Publisher Description

A New York Times bestseller.

In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel “is a poignant book that realistically looks at the lasting effects of trauma on love, relationships, and life” (School Library Journal, starred review).


Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Told in four parts—freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year—this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace the power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.

GENRE
Young Adult
RELEASED
2016
March 22
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Margaret K. McElderry Books
SELLER
SIMON AND SCHUSTER DIGITAL SALES INC
SIZE
4.5
MB
AUDIENCE
Grades 9 and Above

Customer Reviews

Gems Books ,

Loved

This book had me missing out on my sleep. As soon as I picked it up and started reading, I knew it was going to live up to the hype. Loved how all of the emotions were so raw and real. Must read!

TrinityLMcleod ,

I finished it in one day… so many emotions..

This is definitely a good one. One of my favorites. I recommend it 100%

christinawxo ,

Raw and real

I could not put this book down. My heart hurt the entire time for Eden. The author did a great job at showing the self sabotage and the mc emotions struggling after SA.
Was a great book.

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