What About Will
What About Will by Ellen Hopkins is a reprint edition published by Penguin on September 12, 2023. This middle grade novel is presented in verse and explores the complex relationship between two brothers, Trace and Will. After a traumatic football injury leaves Will with significant challenges, including a brain injury and struggles with addiction, their family dynamics shift dramatically. Trace, who has always admired his older brother, finds himself grappling with the changes in Will and the impact on their family life.
In this poignant narrative, readers will discover the emotional journey of Trace as he navigates his brother’s transformation and the secrets that threaten to unravel their bond. The story delves into themes of family, health, and the struggles that come with illness and addiction. Through Trace’s perspective, the book addresses the difficulties of maintaining relationships in the face of adversity, highlighting the love and loyalty that can exist even in the most challenging circumstances. With 400 pages of heartfelt storytelling, this edition invites readers to reflect on the complexities of sibling relationships and the resilience of family ties.
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreakingly tender middle grade novel in verse about the bonds between two brothers and the love they share. Now in paperback.
Twelve-year-old Trace Reynolds has always looked up to his brother, mostly because Will, who’s five years older, has never looked down on him. It was Will who taught Trace to ride a bike, would watch sports on TV with him, and cheer him on at Little League. But when Will was knocked out cold during a football game, resulting in a brain injury—everything changed. Now, seventeen months later, their family is still living under the weight of “the incident,” that left Will with a facial tic, depression, and an anger he cannot always control. Afraid of further fracturing his family, Trace begins to cover for Will who, struggling with addiction to pain medication, becomes someone Trace doesn’t recognize. But when the brother he loves so much becomes more and more withdrawn, and escalates to stealing money and ditching school, Trace realizes some secrets cannot be kept.
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