And We Stay, by Jenny Hubbard
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A Michael L. Printz Honor Award Winner “A gentle, lyrical story of incomprehensible sorrow faced with quiet courage.”—ELIZABETH WEIN, New York Times bestselling author “Hubbard treats tragedy and new beginnings with a skilled, delicate hand.”—JOHN COREY WHALEY, author of Where Things Come Back, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award Senior Paul Wagoner walks into his school with a stolen gun, threatens his girlfriend, Emily Beam, and then takes his own life. Soon after, angry and guilt-ridden Emily is sent to a boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts, where two quirky fellow students and the spirit of Emily Dickinson offer helping hands. But it is up to Emily Beam to heal her own damaged self, to find the good behind the bad, hope inside the despair, and springtime under the snow. A Boston Globe Best YA Novel of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Tayshas High School Reading List SelectionA North Carolina Young Adult book Award Nominee * "As graceful as a feather drifting down, this lyrical story delivers a deep journey of healing on a tragic theme.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred * "And We Stay is a little gem of a book. . . . there is certainly something for anyone looking for a good read with a strong, believable female lead who is working her hardest to overcome tragedy.”—School Library Journal, Starred “Hubbard’s writing is elegant and emotional.”—Publisher’s Weekly “This novel is accomplished, polished, and mixes prose and poetry to stunning effect.”—Booklist “Hubbard . . . captures perfectly the turbulence of young love, the bonds of friendship, and the push-and-pull dynamic between teens and adults.”—VOYAFrom the Hardcover edition.
And We Stay, by Jenny Hubbard - Amazon Sales Rank: #395671 in Books
- Brand: Hubbard, Jenny
- Published on: 2015-05-12
- Released on: 2015-05-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .50" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
And We Stay, by Jenny Hubbard From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Emily Beam is a new student at Amherst School for Girls. There are rumors, of course, about why she has entered the school in January of her junior year, but none of them come close to reality. The truth remains only for Emily to replay over and over, each time revealing a bit more about the circumstances leading up to the day when her boyfriend entered the school library where she was working with her class, lured her into the stacks to talk, and then shot himself in the head. (By the way, If you're wondering why no one simply Googled Emily's mysterious past, her story is set in 1995, perhaps for that very reason.) As the teen acclimates to boarding-school life, she keeps her story close to her chest, but reveals herself little by little through the poems she writes and ultimately shares. Emily feels an affinity for her namesake, Emily Dickinson, who lived and wrote just down the street from ASG, and draws on her spirit to pour her emotions onto paper. And We Stay is a little gem of a book. Readers learn as much about Dickinson's beliefs and poetry as they do about friendship, first love, teen suicide, and even abortion-not an easy balancing act. Yet despite the heavy topics, the book feels sweet and poetic and never gratuitous. Budding poets may particularly appreciate Emily's story, but there is certainly something for anyone looking for a good read with a strong, believable female lead who is working her hardest to overcome tragedy.—Jill Heritage Maza, Montclair Kimberley Academy, Montclair, NJ
From Booklist *Starred Review* Like Paper Covers Rock (2011), Hubbard’s sophomore novel has a boarding-school setting and a main character who writes poetry and draws inspiration from a famous writer. And also like Paper Covers Rock, this novel is accomplished, polished, and mixes prose and poetry to stunning effect. After Emily Beam discovers that she is pregnant and breaks up with her boyfriend, he walks into the school library, threatens Emily, and then shoots himself. After an abortion, Emily is sent away to the Amherst School for Girls, in Amherst, Massachusetts, which is located in the hometown of Emily’s idol, Emily Dickinson. The spirit of Dickinson is everywhere—even her voice echoes in Emily’s head—and as Emily immerses herself in Dickinson’s 1,775 poems, she writes her anguish into poems of her own, which flood her brain constantly. Emily’s path to healing involves moving back and forth in time, to memories of Paul, and sharing her poems with empathetic roommate, K. T. The third-person, present-tense voice is compelling. Sounding almost like stage directions (“Emily Beam is sighing all the time”), Hubbard’s narrative tone will only make readers want to lean in closer. The poems themselves are insightful and poignant, illuminating the dark corners of Emily’s psyche. And though Emily may be damaged and the winter of 1994 is long, happier times—and spring—seem on the horizon. Grades 9-12. --Ann Kelley
Review Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2013:"Teasing out strands of the past and the present, Hubbard masterfully twines together a story of one girl’s journey to self-identity...As graceful as a feather drifting down, this lyrical story delivers a deep journey of healing on a tragic theme."Starred Review, Booklist, November 15, 2013:"This novel is accomplished, polished, and mixes prose and and poetry to stunning effect...Hubbard’s narrative tone will only make readers want to lean in closer."Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 2014:"A little gem of a book...Despite the heavy topics, the book feels sweet and poetic and never gratuitous. Budding poets may particularly appreciate Emily’s story, but there is certainly something for anyone looking for a good read with a strong, believable female lead who is working her hardest to overcome tragedy."Publishers Weekly, October 21, 2013:"Hubbard’s writing is elegant and emotional...Mature readers who enjoy a bit of melancholy and might spark to Dickinson will be in good company on Emily’s journey."BookPage, February 2014:"Hubbard is an accomplished poet as well as a novelist, and Emily Beam’s poems are remarkably good. Writing these poems leads Emily out of the darkness of a New England winter and into a fragile spring—out of tragedy and into something resembling hope."Shelf Awareness, February 21, 2014:"Most poetry comes from a place of deep emotion. That's certainly true for Emily Beam, Jennifer Hubbard's (Paper Covers Rock) sympathetic protagonist in And We Stay... Hubbard convincingly integrates Emily Beam's poems alongside her recollections of Paul and her life before boarding school."VOYA, December 2013:"[Hubbard] captures perfectly the turbulence of young love, the bonds of friendship, and the push-and-pull dynamic between teens and adults...Definitely recommend this book to your introspective patrons who relish romantic tragedy, poetry, and intricate relationships among girls and their boyfriends, friends, and teachers."TeenReads.com, January 22, 2014:"This book is truly beautiful both inside and out. Within the story, Hubbard elegantly navigates the prose of Emily’s life combined with the many poems Emily writes to cope with the misfortunes that have befallen her...The way Hubbard writes AND WE STAY is both attractive and exquisite."From the Hardcover edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. 3.5 stars for a compelling story, but perhaps not a compelling heroine By Vox Libris When you hear the words “school shooting,” odds are that you picture children being led from Columbine or Sandy Hook. Grieving parents. Yellow ribbons and candles.Odds are not that you think about the people the killer left behind.In And We Stay, Jenny Hubbard introduces us to one such survivor: Emily Beam, whose boyfriend brought a gun to school and killed himself.Now in a boarding school in Amherst (we never know where Emily lived prior to this, aside from the name of a fictional county), Emily is rigid with survivor’s guilt. Hers has many layers, though. Paul appeared to want to kill her, he was angry with a breakup she precipitated, he was angry with decisions she made without consulting him. He was angry. Hurt. Heartbroken.And she believes – she knows - it was all her fault.Her roommate, KT, also suffers from survivor’s guilt, and this commonality helps bind the two girls. Emily manages to form other relationships, specifically with a wayward artist and a French teacher – but for the most part, her attempt to regain her footing and forgive herself is one she does by herself. Well, she does have some help, in the form of the ghost of Emily Dickinson.Like Miss Dickinson, Emily Beam is a poet. She writes to help herself make sense of what happened and how she feels about it. Her poems are an outlet not just for creativity, but survival of sorts. She also reads and re-reads a collection of Dickinson’s poems, and she occasionally wonders if Dickinson’s ghost isn’t hanging around a wee bit.Hubbard peppers the story with occasional flashbacks to Emily’s relationship with Paul and what happened the day he died. The more we know, the more we sympathize with Emily. What she suffered and witnessed was horrific, and that she is able to function at all is admirable.While the story here is solid, it feels as if it is written to keep us all at arm’s length, which is ironic because Emily Beam struggles throughout the book to get closer to Emily Dickinson. She uses Dickinson’s poetry to help make sense of her struggles, but we are not afforded the same privilege. We want to know Emily better. Where is she from? Why is her first reaction to a piece of unsettling and potentially devastating news to tell her parents, yet she seems to pull away from them? Do they have a good relationship or not? Why does she appear to have no friends to keep in touch with from “back home”? She was a cheerleader. Was she an outcast, aside from her relationship with Paul? Yes, we understand why she doesn’t pursue friendships at her new school. But what about the hometown kids?And what of Emily’s relationship with Paul? She seems fairly unapologetic for its outcome, yet theirs was a romance that moved at a bit of a quick clip. Emily becomes intimate with him within a matter of weeks, even though she appears to be unmoved by sex and sexuality.Fortunately, the good outweighs the bad. Emily may keep us all at arm’s length, but she can’t stop us from caring about her. Yes, we have questions – lots of them – but we can’t blame Emily for what happened. If nothing else, we like her too much to do so.Still, though, I would have liked to know more about her.Published on cupcake's book cupboardThanks to NetGalley for the preview@VivaAmaRisata
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great contemporary, very emotional and lots of character growth. By Brandi Leigh Kosiner I requested to read this one on Netgalley because I have always been draw to self-harm and suicide, and even though I was touched personally by suicide by gun with my dad in 2012, those key words still attract my attention and I want to read it. I don't know if its healthy, but I just feel compelled to read about others who have been through these things, and see how they heal, and move on. When I read the synopsis, I saw a keyword that I had missed when I first requested though--the dreaded (for me) prose. I almost didn't even start this one, but I still picked it up and opened it and I am glad that I did. Most of it is done in narrative, and while I skimmed the poems, they were not primarily how the story is told. And We Stay is told in a somewhat strange to me format though, it is 3rd person, and that is not the prevalent way to tell a story in YA these days, and sometimes it distances me from the main character, but it was no so with Emily. I of course related to her because a loved one killed himself, but also just her whole countenance and way of thinking. It wasn't overly dark to where I was depressed every time I picked it up, since it is a bit out from the big event and she is already at the boarding school. I can also totally relate how she keeps people at arm's length although mine happened even before grief and because of my anxiety, but hers is because the girls at school don't know what she went through with her boyfriend Paul, and she doesn't want them to. The story was well paced, and it was all about the flashbacks, piecing together the relationship between Paul and Emily, and what led them to that day. We see Emily working through things in her own head and through writing poetry and trying to heal. She begins to trust others as well as reach out to people that she knew from her hometown, those who knew her and who also knew Paul, who are grieving as well. This story is all about character development and even though there wasn't huge action scenes, there was lots of powerful and emotional things, as well as a blossoming friendship that kept me enthralled. I enjoyed this journey with Emily and recommend to those who love a darker and emotional contemporary.Bottom Line: Great contemporary, very emotional and lots of character growth.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An important book. By E. Kristin Anderson Violence in schools continues to be an issue that plagues our country and it's young people. In AND WE STAY, Jenny Hubbard takes on this heavy topic, telling the story of Emily Beam, a teen who survived the terrifying suicide of her boyfriend.Entering the Amherst School for Girls halfway through the school year, Emily Beam is immediately confronted with culture shock and questions. She's not up to snuff on fashion trends, she hasn't had time to figure out the social rituals of boarding school, she doesn't have the kind of money that her classmates have, and, on top of all this, there are the rumors that come with being the new girl. The new girl who shows up in January of junior year. Emily isn't eager to talk about what happened in the library that day, but she is eager to write. Even if she doesn't share it right away. Emily has always felt close to Emily Dickinson, and now in Emily D.'s hometown, she finds herself writing more poems than ever, occasionally sneaking off campus to visit the Emily Dickinson house. But as much as she tries to keep her world small, soon Emily Beam grows closer to her room mate and the other girls at ASG, and she finds she has choices to make.Jenny Hubbard's writing is elegant and succinct, playing well alongside the wintery atmosphere of New England winter. The author's choice to set the story in 1995 gives AND WE STAY an extra sense of remoteness: no cell phones, no Google, and no email make for an almost claustrophobic feeling in both the small communities of Emily Beam's home town and the all-girls boarding school. This is a beautiful, important book, and one that I hope will find the readers who need it.
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