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Alternating between his third-person account of senior year and letters from death row, a young man untangles the chain of devastating circumstances that led to his conviction in a powerful, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking novel about friendship, regret, and redemption. nNational Book Award Longlist Title * Booklist Editors Choice * CYBILS Young Adult Fiction Finalist * Nerdy Book Club Award for Best Young Adult Fiction * Paste Magazine Best Book * YALSA Best Fiction for Young AdultsA compelling and raw story.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)[Bliss dares] his readers not only to see the depths of human complexity, but to care.--Booklist (starred review)Luke and Toby have always had each others backs. But then one choice--or maybe it is a series of choices--sets them down an irrevocable path. Well Fly Away weaves together Luke and Tobys senior year of high school with letters Luke writes to Toby later--from death row.Best friends since childhood, Luke and Toby have dreamed of one thing: getting out of their dead-end town. Soon they finally will, riding the tails of Lukes wrestling scholarship, never looking back. If they dont drift apart first. If Tobys abusive dad, or Lukes unreliable mom, or anything else their complicated lives throw at them doesnt get in the way.Tense and emotional, this hard-hitting novel explores family abuse, sex, love, and friendship, and how far people will go to protect those they love. For fans of Jason Reynolds, Marieke Nijkamp, and NPRs Serial podcast.Praise for Well Fly Away: Bryan Bliss has written an empathetic and stirring novel about what it means to fight for the outcasts, the forgotten, and even the hated, reminding us that we all have worth. That we are all valuable.--Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man WalkingA poignant story of loyalty, abuse, and poverty. . . . This compassionate and beautifully rendered novel packs an emotional punch.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A smart, rugged, all-too-true story of friendship under fire. Believable characters and page-turning tension.--Chris Crutcher, author of Staying Fat for Sarah ByrnesThis fas
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