Amy Giles

* A Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2017 * A Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee * Read the book New York Times bestselling author Amber Smith calls “powerful and haunting,” and acclaimed author Peter Brown Hoffmeister calls “beautiful and sad.” Now Is Everything is a stirring debut novel told in alternating THEN and NOW chapters, perfect for Sarah Dessen and Jennifer Niven fans, about what one girl is willing to do to protect her past, present, and future. The McCauleys look perfect on the outside. But nothing is ever as it seems, and this family is hiding a dark secret. Hadley McCauley will do anything to keep her sister safe from their father. But when Hadley’s forbidden relationship with Charlie Simmons deepens, the violence at home escalates, culminating in an explosive accident that will leave everyone changed. When Hadley attempts to take her own life at the hospital post-accident, her friends, doctors, family, and the investigator on the case want to know why. Only Hadley knows what really happened that day, and she’s not talking.

Now Is Everything

An evocative story by acclaimed author Amy Giles about tragedy, love, and learning to heal. The year since a mass shooting shook their Queens neighborhood has played out differently for Jess and Lucas, both of whom were affected by that night in eerily similar and deeply personal ways. As Jess struggles to take care of her depressed mother and Lucas takes up boxing under the ever-watchful eye of his overprotective parents, their paths converge. They slowly become friends and then something more, learning to heal and move forward together. But what does it mean to love after an unspeakable tragedy?

That Night

Jene Nacht ist unser Schatten

Sei die Beste. Und wenn nötig, sei unsichtbar. Mit diesem Credo hat Hadley McCauley in ihrer Familie gelernt zu überleben. Perfekte Schülerin, perfekte Sportlerin, perfekte Tochter: Nur so kann sie ihren Vater bei Laune halten. Denn hinter der makellosen Fassade der McCauleys verbirgt sich ein hässliches Geheimnis. Um ihre kleine Schwester Lila vor dem unberechenbaren Vater zu schützen, tut Hadley alles. Doch dann tritt Charlie Simmons in ihr Leben und zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich eine verzweifelt-intensive Beziehung. Unterdessen eskaliert daheim die Gewalt, und Hadleys Strategie, nichts preiszugeben, greift nicht mehr. Doch auch als es zur Katastrophe kommt, schweigt sie ...

Jetzt ist alles, was wir haben

Amy Giles deelt een emotionele klap uit met ‘Alles is nu’. Het gezin waarin Hadley opgroeit lijkt perfect. Maar niets is wat het lijkt. Hadley is de oudste dochter en wordt mishandeld door haar vader. Ze doet er alles aan om haar zusje ditzelfde lot te besparen. Maar als Hadleys verboden relatie aan het licht komt, wordt het huiselijk geweld nog erger. Totdat er een ongeval gebeurt waardoor alles verandert. En na die dag praat Hadley niet meer over wat is geweest. Het kost haar al genoeg moeite om vrede te krijgen met het nu. ‘Alles is nu’ is een aangrijpende YA crossover van de talentvolle Amy Giles.

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