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by Carrie Arcos

From the author of the National Book Award finalist "Out of Reach" comes a deeply compelling story, told in two voices and set in both Bosnia and the United States, spanning decades and generations, about the brutality of war and the trauma of everyday life after war, about hope and the ties that bind us together.


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Two lives. Two worlds apart. One deeply compelling story set in both Bosnia and the United States, spanning decades and generations, about the brutality of war and the trauma of everyday life after war, about hope and the ties that bind us together. Zara and her mother, Nadja, have a strained relationship. Nadja just doesn't understand Zara's creative passion for, and self-expression through, photography. And Zara doesn't know how to reach beyond their differences and connect to a closed-off mother who refuses to speak about her past in Bosnia. But when a bomb explodes as they're shopping in their local farmers' market in Rhode Island, Zara is left with PTSD--and her mother is left in a coma. Without the opportunity to get to know her mother, Zara is left with questions--not just about her mother, but about faith, religion, history, and her own path forward. As Zara tries to sort through her confusion, she meets Joseph, whose grandmother is also in the hospital, and whose exploration of religion and philosophy offer comfort and insight into Zara's own line of thinking. Told in chapters that alternate between Zara's present-day Providence, RI, and Nadja's own childhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, We Are All That's Left shows the ways in which, no matter the time and place, struggle and tragedy can give way to connection, healing and love. Praise for We Are All That's Left * "A multilayered view of tragedy and its repercussions." --Publishers Weekly, *STARRED REVIEW* * "This complex, compelling story takes readers on a deep dive below the surface, exposing both the fragility of life and the redemptive bonds of love." --Booklist, *STARRED REVIEW* "This important and timely novel is a painful, lovely exploration of mending a mother-daughter relationship." --Kirkus Reviews

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  • Title We Are All That's Left
  • Author Carrie Arcos
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780399175541 / 0399175547
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.4 in (21.59 x 14.73 x 3.56 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 610
  • Library of Congress subjects Mothers and daughters, Historical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017040313
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2018, Page 72
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2019, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2018, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/12/2018, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 04/01/2018, Page 128
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2018, Page 0

About the author

Carrie Arcos (www.carriearcos.com) was born in Albany, New York, and still mourns the day her family left for the West Coast. She earned an MA in creative writing and English literature and writes young adult fiction. She has taught English--both high school level and college. She is also the author of National Book Award finalist Out of Reach; There Will Come a Time; and, most recently, Crazy Messy Beautiful. Carrie lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. Follow her on Twitter @carriearcos.
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