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The tragedy of Dane Riley : a novel / Kat Spears.

Spears, Kat, (author.).

Summary:

"A teen confronts his feelings about his father's death, his new family, and the girl next door in this emotional young adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Kat Spears Dane Riley's grasp on reality is slipping, and he's not sure that he cares. While his mother has moved on after his father's death, Dane desperately misses the man who made Dane feel okay to be himself. He can't stand his mother's boyfriend, or the boyfriend's son, whose favorite pastime is tormenting Dane. Then there's the girl next door: Dane can't quite define their relationship, and he doesn't know if he's got the courage to leave the friend zone. An emotional novel about mental health, and dealing with grief and growing up, The Tragedy of Dane Riley is the story of a teenager looking to make sense of his feelings in the wake of tragedy, and finding the strength he needs to make life worth living"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250124807
  • ISBN: 1250124808
  • Physical Description: x, 307 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Wednesday Books, a division of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2021.
Subject: Teenagers > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers > Death > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Mental health > Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction.
Depressions > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Realistic fiction.
Young adult fiction.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville YA SPE 2021 (Text) 0002205468479 Young Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: "A teen confronts his feelings about his father's death, his new family, and the girl next door in this emotional young adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Kat Spears Dane Riley's grasp on reality is slipping, and he's not sure that he cares. While his mother has moved on after his father's death, Dane desperately misses the man who made Dane feel okay to be himself. He can't stand his mother's boyfriend, or the boyfriend's son, whose favorite pastime is tormenting Dane. Then there's the girl next door: Dane can't quite define their relationship, and he doesn't know if he's got the courage to leave the friend zone. An emotional novel about mental health, and dealing with grief and growing up, The Tragedy of Dane Riley is the story of a teenager looking to make sense of his feelings in the wake of tragedy, and finding the strength he needs to make life worth living"--

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