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The Way I Used to Be Hardcover - 2016

by Amber Smith


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A New York Times bestseller! In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault. Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn't change who she was. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes. What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved--who she once loved--she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell someone what happened but she can't. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. Told in four parts--freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year--this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman's strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, and while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.

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  • Title The Way I Used to Be
  • Author Amber Smith
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books, NY
  • Date 2016-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781481449359 / 1481449354
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 1.2 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 14 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 9 - 12
  • Reading level 640
  • Library of Congress subjects Emotional problems, Rape
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015003952
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Amber Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult novels The Way I Used to Be, The Last to Let Go, Something Like Gravity, and The Way I Am Now. An advocate for increased awareness of gendered violence, as well as LGBTQ equality, she writes in the hope that her books can help to foster change and spark dialogue surrounding these issues. She grew up in Buffalo, New York, and now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her wife and their ever-growing family of rescued dogs and cats. You can find her online at AmberSmithAuthor.com.
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