Six Goodbyes We Never Said
Six Goodbyes We Never Said by Candace Ganger, published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on September 24, 2019, is a poignant exploration of grief and connection. This edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows two teens, Naima Rodriguez and Dew, as they navigate their respective losses and the complexities of their emotions. Naima grapples with the death of her father, a Marine, while managing her OCD and GAD, and Dew seeks solace after losing his parents, relying on a voice recorder to express his feelings.
Readers will find a deep examination of social themes such as mental illness, death, and bereavement woven throughout the story. As Naima and Dew’s paths intersect, they confront their fears and learn about love and letting go in unexpected ways. This book presents a raw and honest portrayal of how young individuals cope with tragedy and the importance of finding support in one another during difficult times.
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Two teens meet after tragedy and learn about love, loss, and letting go
Naima Rodriguez doesn’t want your patronizing sympathy as she grieves her father, her hero—a fallen Marine. She’ll hate you forever if you ask her to open up and remember him “as he was,” though that’s all her loving family wants her to do in order to manage her complex OCD and GAD. She’d rather everyone back the-eff off while she separates her Lucky Charms marshmallows into six, always six, Ziploc bags, while she avoids friends and people and living the life her father so desperately wanted for her.
Dew respectfully requests a little more time to process the sudden loss of his parents. It’s causing an avalanche of secret anxieties, so he counts on his trusty voice recorder to convey the things he can’t otherwise say aloud. He could really use a friend to navigate a life swimming with pain and loss and all the lovely moments in between. And then he meets Naima and everything’s changed—just not in the way he, or she, expects.
Candace Ganger’s Six Goodbyes We Never Said is no love story. If you ask Naima, it’s not even a like story. But it is a story about love and fear and how sometimes you need a little help to be brave enough to say goodbye.
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