Early Departures
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What if you could bring your best friend back to lifeâbut only for a short time?
Jamalâs best friend, Q, doesnât know that he died, and that heâs about to die . . . again. He doesnât know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they havenât been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents.
But what if Jamal could have a second chance? A new technology allows Q to be reanimated for a few weeks before he dies . . . permanently. And Qâs mom is not about to let anyone ruin this miracle by telling Q about his impending death. So how can Jamal fix everything if he canât tell Q the truth?
Early Departures weaves together loss, grief, friendship, and love to form a wholly unique homage to the bonds that bring people together for lifeâand beyond.
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Justin A. Reynolds has always wanted to be a writer. Opposite of Always, his debut YA novel, was an Indies Introduce selection and a School Library Journal Best Book and has been translated into nineteen languages. His second YA novel, Early Departures, was a Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of the Year. His debut middle grade, a Miles Morales graphic novel titled Shock Waves, was an indie bestseller. Justin is also the cofounder of the CLE Reads Book Festival, a Cleveland book festival for middle grade and young adult writers. He hangs out in northeast Ohio and is probably somewhere right now dancing terribly. You can visit him at justinareynolds.com.
