The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

A refreshing, funny, and moving debut novel about first loves, last wishes, and letting go.

Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect pre-college summer with her best friends and young-at-heart socialite grandmother (also Maddie's closest confidante), tying up high school loose ends. Maddie's plans change the instant Gram announces that she is terminally ill and has booked the family on a secret "death with dignity" cruise ship so that she can leave the world in her own unconventional way - and give the O'Neill clan an unforgettable summer of dreams-come-true in the process.

Soon, Maddie is on the trip of a lifetime with her over-the-top family. As they travel the globe, Maddie bonds with other passengers and falls for Enzo, who is processing his own grief. But despite the laughter, headiness of first love, and excitement of glamorous destinations, Maddie knows she is on the brink of losing Gram. She struggles to find the strength to say good-bye in a whirlwind summer shaped by love, loss, and the power of forgiveness.

Carrie Firestone is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels The Loose Ends List, which Kirkus Reviews praised as a moving and vital story about compassion, love, and the decision to live life on your own terms, and The Unlikelies, which Bustle hailed as the summer read that'll remind you how much good there is in the world. Carrie, a former high school teacher in New York City, now lives in Connecticut with her husband, two daughters, and cats. Her debut middle-grade novel is Dress Coded.

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ISBN 13	9780316382830
ISBN 10	0316382833
Title	The Loose Ends List
Author	Carrie Firestone
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Year published	2017-05-09
Number of pages	368
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