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The Spaces Between Us

Stacia Tolman
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Pages
288
Year
2019
Language
English
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

About

Two outcast best friends are desperate to survive senior year and break away from their dying factory town in Stacia Tolman's The Spaces Between Us, an unforgettable YA debut.

Serena Velasco and her best (and only) friend, Melody Grimshaw, are dying to get out of Colchis. Until now, they've both been coasting, keeping a safe distance from the bleakness of home and the banality of high school. To make things more interesting Serena fixates on communism, eager to get a rise out of their conservative small town. Her Western Civ teacher catches on and challenges her with an independent study of class and upward mobility-what creates the spaces between us. Meanwhile, Grimshaw takes on a mission of her own: to make it onto the cheerleading squad, find a job, and escape the weight of her family's hopeless reputation.

But, sometimes the biggest obstacles are the ones you don't see coming; Grimshaw's quest for success becomes a fight for survival, and Serena's independent study gets a little too real. With the future of their friendship and their lives on the line, the stakes have never been so high.

Related Subjects

  • Girls & Women
  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Class Differences
  • Social Themes
  • Friendship
  • Farm & Ranch Life
  • Lifestyles

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    Reviews

    "Serena is a stunningly realistic and layered protagonist. Her story unfolds in remarkably sharp, vivid prose, and even the least sympathetic characters are rendered with thoughtful complexity. A girl-centered Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century. "
    Kirkus Reviews, starred review
    "Beautiful prose emphasizes complex themes of faith, the class system, and personal responsibility. With its impeccably developed characters and hard-hitting narrative, this is an essential purchase for teen and new adult collections."
    School Library Journal, starred review

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    Stacia TolmanAuthor