When We Were Them

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From New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey comes a lyrical and tender, authentic (Kirkus Reviews) novel about friendship and the bittersweetness of growing up and growing apart.

When they were fifteen, Willa, Luz, and Brittons friendship was everything.
When they were sixteen, they stood by each other no matter what.
When they were seventeen, they went through the worst.
And when they were eighteen, Willa ruined it all.

Now, its the week of graduation, and Willa is left with only a memory box filled with symbols of the friendship she destroyed: A book of pranks. Corsages from a nightmarish homecoming. A greasy pizza menu. Greeting cards with words that mean the world

Its enough to make Willa wonder how anything could tear her, Luz, and Britton apart. But as Willa revisits the moments when she and her friends leaned on each other, she cant avoid the moments they leaned so hard their friendship began to crack.

As Willa tries to find a way back to Luz and Britton, she must confront the why of her betrayal, and answer a question she never saw coming: Who is she without them

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"Nameys prose is lyrical and tender, authentic in its portrayal of late teen angst and growth.... An intimate portrait of friendship at the cusp of adulthood." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Beautifully poignant.... Abittersweet story that will touch many hearts, especially as readers remember that time when their friends were everything. Hand to those who love Nina LaCour." -- Booklist
"Female relationships take center stage in Nameys narrative about growing up, growing together, and, sometimes, growing apart." -- Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Laura Taylor Namey is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofA Cuban Girls Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club pick, as well asA British Girls Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak,When We Were Them,andThe Library of Lost Things. A proud Cuban American, she can be found hunting for vintage treasures and wishing she was in London or Paris. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.