After her father's death, Julia withdraws into grief while living with her mother and an ailing grandmother above their small bookstore. When Jeremy, the school's most admired boy, chooses her, his attention initially feels like the support she needs. As the relationship grows more controlling, Julia distances herself from friends and must decide which lines she cannot cross.

This character-driven YA novel examines grief, depression, family strain and coercive romance with an authentic, contemporary voice. It shows how the need to belong and peer pressure can push young people toward risky choices, and how setting boundaries becomes part of healing.

Winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award and selected for Best Books for Kids & Teens 2015, Forever Julia will resonate with readers of realistic young-adult fiction.

• Publisher: Great Plains Teen Fiction • 264 pages
• ISBN: 9781927855201

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