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Dutton Books for Young Readers
March 2016
On Sale: March 8, 2016
Featuring: Joel Espen
ISBN: 0399187227
EAN: 9780399187223
Kindle: B00ZQH309A
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Young Adult
Sixteen-year-old Joel Espen died of thirst and heat
exhaustion while on a hike in the Grand Canyon. He collapsed
in a desperate attempt to get water for his friend. In the
aftermath, everyone said was the strongest, bravest, and
kindest young man anyone knew. But nobody really knew him. The novel tells the story of Joel’s life and death through
the memories of those who grew up around Joel. As each
character presents a piece of the boy they knew, it becomes
clear that however much people loved and admired Joel, there
was something about him they could never quite admit—could
never bring themselves to see. The heartbreaking tragedy was
not only Joel’s death, but that in his life the people who
loved him most, couldn’t accept him for what he was. THE WAY HE LIVED is an unsparing story of a teen’s life and
death and legacy in a small community told with nuance and
subtlety.
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