Friday's mom has always told her stories of the family curse
as they bounce from hotel to hotel: water will be the death
of you. When Friday's mom dies due to fluid in her lungs,
Friday feels alone and unsettled. She goes to the city where
she joins a group of street kids who are trying to be a
family and make a home. However, Friday has never known a
permanent home, let alone what it's like to have multiple
people to care about. When those she has grown to love are
threatened, she will have to learn what it means to fight
for those she considers family.
FRIDAY NEVER LEAVING by Vikki Wakefield is an unforgettable
novel. It will leave you completely speechless with the
incredible contrast of raw, gritty, and dark content with
the most beautiful and capturing prose. Friday's story is
moving and so heart-wrenching that you shouldn't be
surprised if you find yourself tearing up more than once.
Between Friday and Silence, I still can't say who my
favorite character is. Friday is brave and awkward, but so
strong. Silence could break someone's heart repeatedly with
his sweet care and tragic life. Even outside of the two of
them, every character in this novel could almost have their
own story. They are all so developed and distinct, and none
of them are black-and-white. It is amazing how all the
little clues add up about each of them as you read.
Wakefield has done an insanely amazing job with FRIDAY NEVER
LEAVING. This story is now a favorite of mine, and I feel so
glad that I got to read Friday's worthwhile tale. Though
Friday is 17, I definitely think this is placed best as a
crossover novel for young adults or adults. Regardless,
FRIDAY NEVER LEAVING is a story that needs to be read over
and over.
In this wrenching, exquisite coming-of-age novel, Friday
discovers what makes a family—and a home.
Friday
Brown has never had a home. She and her mother live on the
road, running away from the past instead of putting down
roots. So when her mom succumbs to cancer, the only thing
Friday can do is keep moving. Her journey takes her to an
abandoned house where a bunch of street kids are squatting,
and an intimidating girl named Arden holds court.
Friday gets initiated into the group, but her
relationship with Arden is precarious, which puts Friday—and
anyone who befriends her—at risk. With the threat of a
dangerous confrontation looming, Friday has to decide
between returning to her isolated, transient life, or trying
to help the people she’s come to care about—if she can still
make it out alive.
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