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You Only Live Once, David Bravo

By Mark Oshiro
You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro digital book - Fable

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From Mark Oshiro, award-winning author of The Insiders, this time-bending adventure is perfect for fans of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and When You Reach Me.

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Selection

Middle school is the worst, especially for David Bravo. He doesn’t have a single class with his best (okay, only) friend, Antoine. He has to give a class presentation about his heritage, but he’s not sure how—or even if—he wants to explain to his new classmates that he’s adopted. After he injures Antoine in an accident at cross-country practice, he just wishes he could do it all over.

He doesn’t expect his wish to summon a talking, shapeshifting, annoying dog, Fea, who claims that a choice in David’s past actually did put him on the wrong timeline… and she can take him back to fix it.

But when their first try (and the second, and the third) is a total disaster, David and Fea are left scrambling through timeline after timeline—on a quest that may lead them to answers in the most unexpected places.

Coco meets Sliding Doors in this laugh-out-loud, heartwarming middle grade novel that explores how our choices make us who we are. 

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“The story feels all over the place at points, but it eventually finds its flow near the end of the second half. The exploration of sexuality was such an important part of the story. Mark Oshiro really displays how confusing it is for David when he never even considered that he could like a person more than a friend. His relationship with Antoine was so sweet and moving. I was really rooting for them. The plot twist was well done. While I would have liked the magic system to be more explained and explored, there was still enough for me to feel satisfied. Fea's story ended up being the most profound. I was shocked by how moved I was by her backstory and the ending she got in the conclusion. This was an overall good book!”

About Mark Oshiro

Mark Oshiro is the award-winning author of the young adult books Anger Is a Gift (Schneider Family Book Award) and Each of Us a Desert as well as their middle grade debut, The Insiders. They are also the coauthor (with Rick Riordan) of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Sun and the Star. When not writing, they are trying to pet every dog in the world. Visit them online at markoshiro.com.

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