Here So Far Away

Award-winning author Hadley Dyers YA debut is smart, snarky, and emotionally gripping, about a rebellious cops daughter who falls in love with an older man, loses her best friend, and battles depression, all while trying to survive her last year of high school. Feisty and fearless George Warren (given name: Frances, but no one calls her that) has never let life get too serious. Now that shes about to be a senior, her plans include partying with her tight-knit group of friends and then getting the heck out of town after graduation. But instead of owning her last year of high school, a fight with her best friend puts her on the outs of their social circle. If that werent bad enough, Georges family has been facing hard times since her father, a police sergeant, got injured and might not be able to return to work, which puts Georges college plans in jeopardy. So when George meets Francis, an older guy who shares her name and her affinity for sarcastic banter, shes thrown. If she lets herself, shell fall recklessly, hopelessly in love. But because of Franciss age, she tells no oneand ends up losing almost everything, including herself.This is a gorgeous, atmospheric, and gut-wrenching novel that readers wont soon forget.