Three Things I Know Are True

Name: Three Things I Know Are True
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Betty Culley
ISBN: 9780062994752

Author: Betty Culley

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 4 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/07/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Novels In Verse, Family, Disabilities

Synopsis

Fans of Jandy Nelson and Marieke Nijkamp will love this deeply moving novel in verse about the aftermath of a gun accident.Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clay’s father’s gun. Now Jonah needs round-the-clock care just to stay alive, and Liv feels like she’s the only person who can see that her brother is still there inside his broken body. With Liv’s mom suing Clay’s family, there are divisions in the community that Liv knows she’s not supposed to cross. But Clay is her friend, too, and she refuses to turn away from him—just like she refuses to give up on Jonah.This powerful novel is a stunning exploration of tragedy, grief, compassion, and forgiveness.

About Betty Culley

Betty Culley lives in central Maine, where the rivers run through the small towns. She’s an RN who worked as an obstetrics nurse and as a pediatric home hospice nurse. She went into foster care at nine months old and was adopted three years later. As an adult, she was found by five siblings she never knew she had. Visit her online at www.bettyculley.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelsey (munnyreads) on June 06, 2021

This one left me with heartache. Slow, quiet, and compassionately presented.......more

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on March 31, 2021

This YA novel is written in free verse style. Although I am generally not fond of stories told in verse (I blame The Canterbury Tales and Beowulf!) I really enjoyed the flow of this narrative style. It had the shape and look of a long, continuous verse, but it flowed beautifully and read very much l......more

Goodreads review by Layla on February 16, 2020

But trust your hands and they'll lead you where you need to go. Three Things I Know Are True is a story told completely in verse, which only makes it so much more impressive when you consider the heavy subject matter. Heartbreak and hope are simultaneously splattered on every page, line after line, tho......more

Goodreads review by Liza on November 25, 2019

I received an ARC through my local indie bookstore. Goofing off. That's what Liv's brother was doing when he picked up a gun, held it up to his temple and pulled the trigger. Author Betty Culley takes a painful, tragic, heartbreaking situation and brings it to the reader in an eloquent, lyrical, and......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on May 10, 2020

4.25 stars. me: yay I love heartbreaking books also me: why am I always doing this to myself?......more