The Broke Hearts

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In this piercing follow up to Barely Missing Everything, JD and Danny, still reeling from the gutting death of their best friend by police gunfire, grapple with life-changing decisions and the kind of people they want to be, for Juan.

A year after losing their best friend, JD and Danny are still brokenhearted. JDs impetuous decision to join the Air Force only makes him yearn for before more than ever. Danny, whod rather paint murals than open a book and certainly never thought of himself as college material, makes the equally impulsive choice to do what Juan will never be able to and enrolls in a community college.

Dannys father, The Sarge, is proud of him for the first time ever for living out Sarges own dream of being a first-generation college student, but Danny cant shake the thought that it should be Juan, not him. And studying hasnt gotten any easier for him despite his new academic goals. When Danny is on the verge of flunking out and JD gets notified of imminent deployment, the two are forced to confront their shared grief that led them to these paths. Can they learn to live lives that are their own in honor of Juan, rather than for him

Author Bio

Like his characters, Matt Mendez grew up in central El Paso, Texas. He received an MFA from the University of Arizona and is the author of the short story collectionTwitching Heartand young adult novelsBarely Missing EverythingandThe Broke Hearts. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. You can visit him at MattMendez.com.