The Gatekeepers, Jen Lancaster
The Gatekeepers, Jen Lancaster
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The Gatekeepers

Author: Jen Lancaster

Narrator: Arielle Delisle, Julia Whelan, Michael Goldstrum, Andrew Eiden, Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 13 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2017


Synopsis

"How could we know that forever could end at seventeen?" 

Anyone passing through North Shore, Illinois, would think it was the most picture-perfect place ever, with all the lakefront mansions and manicured hedges and iron gates. No one talks about the fact that the brilliant, talented kids in town have a terrible history of throwing themselves in front of commuter trains.  

Meet Simone, the bohemian transfer student from London, who is thrust into the strange new reality of an American high school; Mallory, the hypercompetitive queen bee; and Stephen, the first-generation genius who struggles with crippling self-doubt. Each one is shocked when a popular classmate takes his own life…except not too shocked. It's happened before. With so many students facing their own demons, can they find a way to save each other—as well as themselves?

About Jen Lancaster

JEN LANCASTER is a New York Times bestselling author who has sold well over a million books. From Bitter Is the New Black to The Tao of Martha, Jen has made a career out of documenting her attempts to shape up, grow up and have it all—sometimes with disastrous results. Her novel Here I Go Again received three starred reviews (Kirkus Reviews, Booklist and Publishers Weekly). Her memoir I Regret Nothing was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year, and she’s regularly a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards.Jen has appeared on The Today Show, as well as CBS This Morning, Fox News, NPR All Things Considered and The Joy Behar Show, among others. She lives in Chicago with her husband and her many dogs and cats. Visit her website, jenlancaster.com, and find her on Twitter, @altgeldshrugged.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Corey on October 12, 2017

4.5 stars I have been a long time fan of Jen Lancaster's but for me, her memoirs are where she shines and her fiction novels have been hit or miss for me. The premise of the novel follows a set of teens who are dealing with a suicide epidemic and each character in turn tells their side of what happen......more

Goodreads review by theresa on January 17, 2018

"The Gatekeepers" is definitely NOT an easy read.Its NOT an enjoyable one.Its an important one.So very important.Strong,real, heartbreaking and eye opening.Broke my heart multiple times and *sobs* goreaditokay......more

Goodreads review by Michelle (Pink Polka Dot Books) on March 16, 2018

I was really surprised by this book. It sucked me in and 400+ pages flew by pretty darn fast. There were a few minor things I didn't love-- some teen talk, some HEA couplings, some pushiness/forced usage of statistics and educational information-- but I really loved the importantness of the story an......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on December 06, 2017

Wow I can't believe this is a Jen Lancaster novel. She is known for her funny autobiographies, so I was surprised how well she wrote a youth adult novel about the pressures of high school students that led too often to suicide. This is a book that needs to be in every school and the practices that n......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 03, 2017

Disappointing -too large for most teens (435 pages!) and too many perspectives -none of whom I cared about. I love Jen Lancaster but felt this just missed the mark. Important subject (high pressure expectations for teens leading to increased suicide in wealthy communities ) but this is not the book......more