OLDER FICTION
McCarthy, Cori

You Were Here

(4) YA Two years after her older brother Jake's public death, audacious Jaycee's grief turns self-destructive when she tries to recreate Jake's adventures in urban exploration. Four friends tag along and eventually reveal complicated relationships with both Jaycee and Jake. Jaycee's voice drips with sarcastic melodrama, but chapters from her friends' points of view--including comic panels and graffiti art--are more nuanced.

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