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SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY

Amber Smith

In this story of first love - that flawed, illogical kind of love that changes you - two outcasts, caught between who they've been and who they want to be, learn that life will not wait until they're perfect, or better, or out of pain, to be alive.

Chris had a history he wished everyone would just leave in the past where it belonged. But ever since he came out to his parents as transgender, things at home had been getting worse. Maia's comfortable, predictable world is turned upside down following the mysterious and sudden death of her older sister. But while everyone thought she was grieving her sibling, the reality was that Maia had always been defined, not as a fully-fledged person, but as her sister's opposite.

Chris and Maia were never supposed to meet, but over the course of one fateful summer, they finally learn what it's like to truly be seen by another person, what it means to live out every imperfect, beautiful, excruciating moment, just as they are.

Amber Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult novels The Way I Used to Be and The Last to Let Go. An advocate for increased awareness of gendered violence, as well as LGBTQ equality, she writes in the hope that her books can help to foster change and spark dialogue surrounding these issues. She grew up in Buffalo, New York, and now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her partner and their ever-growing family of rescued dogs and cats.

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Book Published 2019-06-18 by Simon & Schuster
Book Published 2019-06-18 by Simon & Schuster

Comments

This bittersweet story of first love and identity tufts at the heartstrings in all the right ways. Teens and adults alike will be rooting for Chris and Maia to the very end and will not be disappointed.

A beautiful story of first romantic love, but also the love between friends and family. VERDICT Recommend this title to fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Eleanor & Park, or The Sun Is Also a Star.

A powerful and illuminating story about grief, identity and finding your true self. You will never forget Chris and Maia.

A sensitive romance that values personal growth and inner truth.

Italy: Mondadori

Teens who need to find their place in a world they hope will accept and understand them will want to read this compelling novel.

One of the Best YA Books of Summer 2019: "If you like books that come with a good cry, then get Something Like Gravity already!"

Amber Smith's SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY is a tender, beautifully told story of first love and first loss and how finding the right person at the right time can be very thing that saves us. You will love Chris and Maia from the very first page of this gorgeous novel and will miss them long after you've finished.

With Something Like Gravity, Amber Smith again shows the heart and empathy that makes her one of young adult's foremost storytellers. This is a vital and beautiful book.

While sensitively tackling subjects of first love, acceptance and friendship, Smith expertly chronicles her characters' twin journeys of grief and coming out, as well as what it takes to move on despite seemingly permanent damage.