When We Collided

It is a book I wish could have written, but am so much better for having read. --Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'

A thought-provoking, emotionally-compelling romance featuring a girl, a boy, and the love that has the power to save or destroy them.

Seventeen year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: his father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant their dad left behind. But at the start of summer, a second change rolls in: Vivi Alexander, the new girl in town.

Vivi is in love with life. Charming and unfiltered, she refuses to be held down by the medicine she's told should make her feel better. After meeting Jonah, she slides into the Daniels' household seamlessly, winning over each sibling with her imagination and gameness. But it's not long before Vivi's zest for life begins to falter. Soon her adventurousness becomes all-out danger-seeking.

Through each high and low, Vivi and Jonah's love is put to the test . . . but what happens when love simply isn't enough?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Published: 04/05/2016
ISBN: 9781619638457
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d
Award: Schneider Family Book Award - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 132 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 184867 / When We Collided
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12