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368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763682057
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 27 September 2016
Description
How do you move on from an irreplaceable loss? In a poignant debut, a sixteen-year-old boy must learn to swim against an undercurrent of grief—or be swept away by it.Otis and Meg were inseparable until her family abruptly moved away after the terr...
Community Reviews Summary of 501 reviews
Moods
sad 87%
reflective 62%
hopeful 18%
tense 12%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
Pace
fast 7%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Addiction, Child deathModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763682057
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 27 September 2016
Description
How do you move on from an irreplaceable loss? In a poignant debut, a sixteen-year-old boy must learn to swim against an undercurrent of grief—or be swept away by it.Otis and Meg were inseparable until her family abruptly moved away after the terr...
Community Reviews Summary of 501 reviews
Moods
sad 87%
reflective 62%
hopeful 18%
tense 12%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
Pace
fast 7%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Addiction, Child deathModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt