Together at Midnight
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $1.99
Publisher Description
Combining the emotional deftness of Sarah Dessen with the magical spark of New York City in wintertime, this affecting novel will inspire readers to pay closer attention to the world around them.
What does it really mean to be kind . . . and why does it sometimes feel like the hardest thing in the world to do?
High school senior Kendall, who just returned from a life-changing semester in Europe, and Max, who is drifting his way through a gap year before college, struggle with these questions when they witness a tragic accident in New York City during the holiday season.
Racked with guilt, the two accept a dare to perform random acts of kindness to strangers. The challenge pulls these two teens, who have a history together from back home, closer and closer as they explore a vibrant city filled with other people’s stories and secrets.
Kendall and Max can’t deny their growing bond, even though they both have other romantic entanglements and uncertain futures. As the clock counts down on New Year’s Eve, will they find themselves together at midnight?
Jennifer Castle’s latest novel is a romantic, thought-provoking tale of human connection and how we find—and make—our place in the world.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After New York City teenagers Kendall and Max witness a near-fatal bus accident (and worry they didn't do enough to avert it), they agree to complete seven random acts of kindness between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The only rule: the actions can't be as simple as just throwing money at someone. Fueled by the guilt of "bystander syndrome," Kendall and Max attempt to put some positive energy into the world. As they work together stopping to talk with a homeless veteran, comforting a child whose father has disappeared, etc. they realize that they have a great deal in common, and maybe the kiss they shared months before wasn't such a mistake after all. Castle (What Happens Now) alternates between the teens' first-person perspectives as New Year's Eve approaches, interspersing brief dispatches from the recipients of their beneficence that highlight the secret struggles ordinary people carry with them every day. In giving voice to these men and women, Castle expands the story from a feel-good romance into a reflection on what makes us human. Ages 14 up.)
