The TikTok sensation and instant New York Times Bestseller!
Readers love You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao . . .
'Beautifully written and executed. It's gut wrenching and introspective. Just wow'
'Filled with so much love and hope'
'It was the most beautiful book I've read'
'TL;DR: I sobbed for 296 pages'
What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye?
Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out: move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes.
Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam's phone just to listen to his voicemail. And Sam picks up the phone . . .
'Have your tissues at the ready' - PopSugar
'Every tear you will shed reading this book will be worth it' - Julian Winters, author of Running With Lions
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If you like your contemporaries with a tiny piece of magic, this emotional YA is perfect for you * BuzzFeed * Have your tissues at the ready when you dive into Dustin Thao's emotional novel You've Reached Sam * PopSugar * Thao skillfully marries a quiet, elegiac novel about grief with a provocative sf conceit. A poignant and moving read * Booklist * A touch of magic, first love and loss, this is the story of romance and heartache * SheReads * You've Reached Sam is a hauntingly remarkable debut. Dustin Thao gently weaves grief, regret, second chances, and the honestly beautiful moments we carry from a first love. Every tear you will shed reading this book will be worth it -- Julian Winters, award-winning author of <i>Running With Lions</i> I knew full well that I was signing up for a tragic love story, and that's exactly what I got. So now I am here to warn you: This book will absolutely make you cry. Make sure you've got a box of tissues handy, and I mean a full box * NPR *
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978-1-0350-0621-2 (9781035006212)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese-American writer based in Southern California. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Political Science, and is starting a PhD program at Northwestern University. He writes contemporary young adult fiction. You've Reached Sam is his YA debut.
