What She Missed, Liara Tamani
What She Missed, Liara Tamani
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What She Missed

Author: Liara Tamani

Narrator: Shayna Small

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2023

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Ebony Jones is devastated when her family moves from Houston to her grandmother’s house in the country. There’s absolutely nothing for Ebony in Alula Lake, Texas. So she thinks.Award-winning author Liara Tamani’s What She Missed is a rich and emotional novel that celebrates change, nature, friendship, growing up, and love, for readers of Sarah Dessen’s The Rest of the Story and Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land. When Ebony and her parents move from Houston, Texas, to her grandmother’s house in a small lake town, Ebony is sure her life is doomed. And to make matters worse, the ghost of Ebony’s beloved grandmother—a strong swimmer who tragically drowned in the lake—is everywhere. Alula Lake does offer one perk: reconnecting Ebony with her childhood friend, Jalen.But as Ebony settles into life, she finds herself drifting away from Jalen and gravitating to his older sister, Lena. Lena is chaotic, disorderly, and rebellious, yet she offers a reprieve for the anger and sadness Ebony feels about losing so much.An ode to nature, art, friendship, history, family, and love, this lyrical coming-of-age story explores one girl’s summer of self-discovery as she reimagines the world and her place in it. What She Missed is for fans of Sarah Dessen, Nina LaCour, and Nicola Yoon. 

About Liara Tamani

Liara Tamani holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA from Duke University. She is the author of the acclaimed young adult novels Calling My Name, a 2018 PEN America Literary Award Finalist and SCBWI Golden Kite Finalist; All the Things We Never Knew, a 2020 Kirkus Best YA Book of the Year; and What She Missed. Before becoming a writer, she attended Harvard Law School and worked as a marketing coordinator for the Houston Rockets and Comets, production assistant for Girlfriends (TV show), home accessories designer, floral designer, and yoga and dance teacher. She lives in Houston, Texas. liaratamani.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on August 15, 2023

An interesting take on mental health, and how a teen girl deals with that. With her life uprooted back to where her grandmother lived and died, Ebony needs to find her way without self-destructing, which she tries to do through her paintings. She falls down a deep hole, only to come out on the other......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 18, 2024

This stunning young adult novel is a beautiful story about finding yourself amidst the chaos of life, loss, changing friendships and new love. Ebony is navigating many changes in her life: her parents recently lost their jobs, they’ve moved from Houston to her late grandmother’s house at the lake an......more

Goodreads review by Shelves on July 15, 2023

Emotional writing. To be expected from Liara! I think Liara writes in a way that spotlights young characters getting to learn and love themselves and that is at the forefront, before romantic relationships and i appreciate that. Our MC was going through so much and i felt for her. I wish the book was......more

Goodreads review by Rashawnda on July 17, 2024

Like any typical sixteen year old, Ebony is devastated when her parents announce that they’re moving from their home in Houston to her grandmother’s house in the country. For her, her life is ruined, her parents are the worst and she hates them for making a decision without regard for how it will af......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle on August 20, 2023

Not my cup of tea whatsoever. There wasn’t really much of a plot, or a conflict that was in need of some kind of resolution. It was truly just about a girl who was angry at her parents (more so her mother) because they moved to a small town and poor girl couldn’t go to her fancy art school anymore.......more

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