As much about the fragility of the human experience as it is about mental illness, this offers a refreshing perspective on a spectrum of mental health disorders. These are definitely two teens worth rooting for in a tale that's several clicks above the usual frothy summer romance fare.' - BCCB 'Lord sucks readers into the fully realized world of two teenagers and their messy, honest families. An absolute tearjerker romance with a powerful message about weightier topics of grief and mental illness.' -starred review, School Library Journal 'Nothing short of heartbreaking. and those who will come after.' - USA Today 'Filled with raw, descriptive truths. It tackles tough topics with nuance, and will make readers both laugh and cry, sometimes within the span of a page.' -Jasmine Warga, author of MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES 'A five-star must-read romance for older teens (and up) that will challenge readers toward a better understanding of a too-often marginalized and stigmatized segment of the population, When We Collided is an important book not only for this generation of teens, but those who've come before. It is a book I wish could have written, but am so much better for having read.' -Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of DUMPLIN' and SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY 'Searingly honest, gut-wrenchingly authentic, and deeply romantic, When We Collided is a gift of a novel. When We Collided carefully yet effortlessly puts mental illness in conversation with the beauty and struggle of adolescence.

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