We Are Inevitable
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"No one writes about love like Gayle Forman. Lose yourself in her passionate mash note to rock music, indie bookstores and best of all, the miracles that can happen when you take chances on other people." -- E. LOCKHART, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Again Again
A poignant and uplifting novel about the power of community, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay. Aaron Stein used to think books were miracles. But not anymore. Even though he spends his days working in his family's secondhand bookstore, the only book Aaron can bear to read is one about the demise of the dinosaurs. It's a predicament he understands all too well, now that his brother and mom are gone and his friends have deserted him, leaving Aaron and his shambolic father alone in a moldering bookstore in a crusty mountain town where no one seems to read anymore. So when Aaron sees the opportunity to sell the store, he jumps at it, thinking this is the only way out. But he doesn't account for Chad, a "best life" bro with a wheelchair and way too much optimism, or the town's out-of-work lumberjacks taking on the failing shop as their pet project. And he certainly doesn't anticipate meeting Hannah, a beautiful, brave musician who might possibly be the kind of inevitable he's been waiting for. All of them will help Aaron to come to terms with what he's lost, what he's found, who he is, and who he wants to be, and show him that destruction doesn't inevitably lead to extinction; sometimes it leads to the creation of something entirely new.
A poignant and uplifting novel about the power of community, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay. Aaron Stein used to think books were miracles. But not anymore. Even though he spends his days working in his family's secondhand bookstore, the only book Aaron can bear to read is one about the demise of the dinosaurs. It's a predicament he understands all too well, now that his brother and mom are gone and his friends have deserted him, leaving Aaron and his shambolic father alone in a moldering bookstore in a crusty mountain town where no one seems to read anymore. So when Aaron sees the opportunity to sell the store, he jumps at it, thinking this is the only way out. But he doesn't account for Chad, a "best life" bro with a wheelchair and way too much optimism, or the town's out-of-work lumberjacks taking on the failing shop as their pet project. And he certainly doesn't anticipate meeting Hannah, a beautiful, brave musician who might possibly be the kind of inevitable he's been waiting for. All of them will help Aaron to come to terms with what he's lost, what he's found, who he is, and who he wants to be, and show him that destruction doesn't inevitably lead to extinction; sometimes it leads to the creation of something entirely new.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0425290808
ISBN13:9780425290804
Release Date:June 2021
Publisher:Viking Books for Young Readers
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Too much inevitableness.
Published by MizzyRed , 3 years ago
I usually devour books that have anything to do with libraries, bookstores, and people who love books but I had a hard time getting into this book because Aaron is bitter and rude and generally not likable right from the start. I agree it is understandable considering the stress and grief that he is going through with poor business, the store falling apart, his father spending money he doesn't have (after declaring bankruptcy) and piles of debt, but it was difficult to sympathize with him at times. Be grateful when people try to help out, not rude! And stop telling them to shut up! That is what I wanted to yell at him. Not everyone is out to "Lucy you."
Every other character was better than Aaron, with the exception of Penny and a certain bouncer, and they were the reasons that I finished the book. I wanted a happy ending for Chad and Ira and Ike and the other guys that helped with trying to make the Bluebird Bookstore a better shop. I did like the ending and Aaron got a little better. He evolved a little, though could still work on his people skills.
My takeaway is that this book would be better without Aaron, and just be about figuring out how a community comes together to save a bookstore.
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