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Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia
By Jenny Torres SanchezPublisher Description
It is the summer after Frenchie Garcia's senior year, and she can't come to grips with the death of Andy Cooper. Her friends don't know that she had a secret crush on her classmate, and they especially don't know that she was with Andy right before he committed suicide. The only person who does know is Frenchie's imaginary pal Em (a.k.a. Emily Dickinson), who she hangs out with at the cemetery down the street.
When Frenchie's guilt and confusion come to a head, she decides there is only one way to truly figure out why Andy chose to be with her during his last hours. While exploring the emotional depth of loss and transition to adulthood, Sanchez's sharp humor and clever observations bring forth a richly developed voice.
When Frenchie's guilt and confusion come to a head, she decides there is only one way to truly figure out why Andy chose to be with her during his last hours. While exploring the emotional depth of loss and transition to adulthood, Sanchez's sharp humor and clever observations bring forth a richly developed voice.
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Wilmer Guzman
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“I will forever go back to this book when I want to reread something. I just find myself reading every line as if I was there witnessing it everything myself. Suicide is really a heartbreaking and difficult subject to talk about and it’s something that alot of people go through every day. The book made me cry the first time reading it. Absolutely would recommend.”Believable charactersLikable charactersMulti-layered charactersBeautifully writtenDark settingRealistic settingHeartbreakingSelf-harm
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“There's something clearly wrong with Frenchie: she's depressed, doesn't want to hang out with her friends (even as Joel is pulling away because of his involvement with Lily), didn't get into art school and doesn't seem to care, and when Robyn tries to set her up with Colin she's rude and obnoxious. Then, at the depths of her despair, she asks Colin to hang out with her one night - a night the mimics the night she spent with Andy Cooper, recent suicide and former classmate.
Their night is relatively stereotypical teen rebellion (swimming in the ocean at night, trying to "steal" a swan boat, getting a tattoo, etc.) and Frenchie is somehow convinced that she missed a clue, a sign, that could have saved Andy. It's something that probably every friend of a suicide wishes they could have done, that if they somehow relive the last time they were together they could change something and the friend would still be alive.
In that way, this book gets it right. The problem is twofold, however: Emily Dickinson seems randomly chosen to be a friend/mentor (if Frenchie's an artist, why doesn't she have an artist to talk to?) and I really didn't care about Frenchie. Her problems and despair just didn't move me.
ARC provided by publisher.”
About Jenny Torres Sanchez
Jenny Torres Sanchez lives in Florida with her husband and children where she currently writes full time. Before her debut novel The Downside of Being Charlie she taught high school for several years, where she credits her eclectic students for inspiring her to write young adult novels.
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