A Heart in a Body in the World

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When everything has been taken from you, what else is there to do but run

So thats what Annabelle doesshe runs from Seattle to Washington, DC, through mountain passes and suburban landscapes, from long lonely roads to college towns. Shes not ready to think about the why yet, just the howmuscles burning, heart pumping, feet pounding the earth. But no matter how hard she tries, she cant outrun the tragedy from the past year, or the personThe Takerthat haunts her.

Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and two friends (her self-appointed publicity team), Annabelle becomes a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to the trauma from her past. Her cross-country run gains media attention and she is cheered on as she crosses state borders, and is even thrown a block party and given gifts. The support would be nice, if Annabelle could escape the guilt and the shame from what happened back home. They say it isnt her fault, but she cant feel the truth of that.

Through welcome and unwelcome distractions, she just keeps running, to the destination that awaits her. There, shell finally face what lies behind herthe miles and love and lossand what is to come.

This is one for the ages. Gayle Forman, author of the #1 bestseller If I Stay
A book everyone should read right now. The New York Times Book Review
A vital and heartbreaking story that brings together the #MeToo movement, the effects of gun violence, and the struggle of building oneself up again after crisis. Elle
Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful. BookPage

Reviews

Masterful This is one for the ages. Gayle Forman,New York Timesbestselling author ofIf I Stay

Calettis novel dazzlingly maps the mind-blowing ferocity and endurance of an athlete who uses her physical body to stake claim to the respect of the nation. E. Lockhart,New York Timesbestselling author ofGenuine FraudandWe Were Liars

More than bittersweet It will nestle inside your brain as well as your heart. Jodi Lynn Anderson, award-winning author ofMidnight at the Electric

Remarkable. Booklist, starred review

A timely novel. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Powerful. Publishers Weekly, starred review

A moving novel centered on timely issues. School Library Journal




"A moving, unfortunately timely, and gut-wrenching story that will stick with you." * Bustle *
"This is, quite simply, a book everyone should read right now." * New York Times Book Review *

Author Bio

Deb Caletti is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of over sixteen books for adults and young adults, includingHoney, Baby, Sweetheart, a finalist for the National Book Award;A Heart in a Body in the World, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book;Girl, Unframed; andOne Great Lie.Her books have also won the Josette Frank Award for Fiction, the Washington State Book Award, and numerous other state awards and honors, and she was a finalist for the PEN USA Award. She lives with her family in Seattle.