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| Original Title: | Mending Fences |
| ISBN: | 0547550766 (ISBN13: 9780547550763) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Tacoma, Washington(United States) Seattle, Washington(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Charlotte Award Nominee (2014) |
Megan Bostic
Paperback | Pages: 200 pages Rating: 3.79 | 2065 Users | 387 Reviews
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Austin Parker is on a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life.Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate he’s going, he probably won’t even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so he’s decided it’s time to let go.But before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life. So with the help of his best friend, Kaylee, Austin visits every person in his life who touched him in a special way. He journeys to places he’s loved and those he’s never seen. And what starts as a way to say goodbye turns into a personal journey that brings love, acceptance, and meaning to Austin’s life.
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| Title | : | Never Eighteen |
| Author | : | Megan Bostic |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 200 pages |
| Published | : | January 17th 2012 by HMH Children's Books |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Romance |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 2065 Users | 387 ReviewsWeigh Up Out Of Books Never Eighteen
Sounds like a depressing but inspirational piece, no? Would you be surprised if I told you that not only was it written in the most simplistic manner possible but that every trite situation in which Austin would want to redeem himself or help a friend was used? Dying Kid (Check) Divorced Parents (Check) Infedelity (Check) Crush on Best Friend (Check) Drug Dependent Friend (Check) Rape (Check) Rich Grandparent (Check) Gay Friend (Check) Abuse (Check) Bullying (Check) Drinking (Check) DeathDo you have a wish list of things to do someday? Fears to conquer? Things to try? Places to see? People to visit or make amends with? We tend to believe or want to believe time will always be there. Later. Soon. Maybe tomorrow.Austin Parker is out of time. He will never see eighteen years old, so he sets off on a roadtrip around Washington to accomplish and conquer his list. Readers are invited to jump in, buckle up, and experience Austins goodbyes, fears, regrets, and wishes one by one. Roller
Never Eighteen is a sad little story about a 17 year old boy, Austin Parker, who has leukemia and has decided not to undergo any further chemotherapy treatments... this leading his doctors to tell him that he would probably not live to see his eighteenth birthday. Austin decides to make a 'to do' list one weekend ... trying to wrap up what he perceives as the 'loose ends' in his life. He enlists the help of Kaylee, his best friend since third grade and whom he is secretly in love with (though
Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate hes going, he probably wont even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so hes decided its time to let go. But before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life❤❤WHY WHY WHY DO I LOVE TO BREAK MY OWN HEART ???? WHY DO I LOVE BOOKS LIKE THIS THAT MAKE ME A WEEPY FOOL ????I loved this book. The thought patterns I had while reading this made my
This book filled precisely the role I wanted it to fill at the time. I felt empty and broken and shattered and just plain awful by the end. AND there was a tragically too-late, beautiful BFForever turned love interest storyline that just made it for me. If you haven't guessed, the book is titled Never Eighteen, because the protagonist, 17 year old cancer patient Austin Parker, will never be eighteen. You know that going into it, so you would think that the 200 pages leading up to the inevitable
I've been in a little bit of a funk lately. It seems that the last several books I've read have all just not lived up to my expectations, and I've really just wanted to read something that, well, made me feel something (other than annoyance). So I picked up "Never Eighteen". It's slim, so I thought it would be a quick read (I was right - I finished it in a little over two hours), and that it would make me feel that 'something' I have been missing (right again). In a lot of ways, this book was
A FANTASTIC NOVEL!17 year old Austin Parker woke up one day knowing that he doesn't have much time left. And wanting to accomplished things that he have never done before and mend the fence between him and others. This novel really touch my heart, normally I wouldn't go for these type of books but this one was an exception and that it had me crying and thinking about how it would've been if it was me or a close friend.I would recommended that everyone should read this.
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