Just Breathe

Name: Just Breathe
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Cammie McGovern
ISBN: 9780062972095

Author: Cammie McGovern

Narrator: Caitlin Kelly, Josh Hurley

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/07/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Disabilities, Social Themes

Synopsis

From the critically acclaimed author of Say What You Will and A Step Toward Falling comes a deeply emotional new novel, perfect for fans of Five Feet Apart and The Fault in Our Stars. David Scheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis.Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression.The pair soon realizes that they’re able to be more themselves with each other than they can be with anyone else, and their unlikely friendship starts to turn into something so much more.But neither Jamie nor David can bring themselves to reveal the secrets that weigh most heavily on their hearts—and their time for honesty may be running out.

About Cammie McGovern

Cammie McGovern is the author of Say What You Will as well as the adult novels Neighborhood Watch, Eye Contact, and The Art of Seeing. Cammie is also one of the founders of Whole Children, a resource center that runs after-school classes and programs for children with special needs. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband and three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha on January 11, 2020

WARNING: SAPPY POST AHEAD. This book was..everything. This book was special to me for a lot of reasons. First of all and most importantly, I have Cystic Fibrosis. Growing up, I didn't like to talk about it but now I LOVE talking about it because people need to be aware of what CF is. Last year we were......more

Goodreads review by Lamisse on March 30, 2020

This book was beautiful, amazing and heartbreaking. "Our greatest joy comes when we seek to do good for others. We are bound in a delicate network. We learn to be a human being from other human beings." It surely felt like being on a roller coaster full of both sad and joy tears. The story is about Dav......more

Goodreads review by Creya on January 12, 2020

When your best friend has CF, you buddy read this book. I’m so proud of you, Samantha. What a book. While Five Feet Apart showed the dangers of two cystic fibrosis patients living in close quarters, this book showed the relationship between cystic fibrosis and depression. Both are chronic illnesses t......more

Goodreads review by Blodeuedd on January 23, 2020

Like I said, I like YA fic in audio that tugs on the heartstrings. Though I did wish this could have tugged a bit more. David has cystic fibrosis and is at the hospital. I never really got to know him, sure he is sick, sure he wont live long, but still... Jamie struggles with depression. Her father ki......more

Goodreads review by Richie on February 16, 2020

Richie’s Picks: JUST BREATHE by Cammie McGovern, Harper Teen, January 2020, 352p., ISBN: 978-0-06-246335-7 “Breathe, breathe in the air” -- Pink Floyd (1973) Popular Senior Class president David Sheinman has cystic fibrosis and has ended up in the hospital, unable to adequately function in his normal w......more