How much easier it is to go with the crowd and not stand out making yourself a target. Interesting how hard it is to listen to the little voice inside yourself that says something is wrong here and I should not go along with this.

bigger, more important.when you have someone else to look down upon. your ? Interesting how easy it is to feel better. seen any in your city, your town, your school. Readers will be riveted as Ethan, his family, and other well-developed characters face the somber realities of life head on. While building suspense by withholding what exactly happened between Ethan and Kacey until well into the story, Standish movingly conveys Ethan's persistent grief and guilt, which Coralee and others helps him think about in new ways. Ethan befriends a imaginative and daring girl named Coralee, and the two are soon having the kinds of adventures Ethan once shared with Kacey and thought he'd never have again. In the town of Palm Knot, Ethan tries to adapt to living in his grumpy Grandpa Ike's dilapidated house, fit in at school, and avoid his older brother, Roddie, who is angry about the family's relocation. To help Ethan recover, his parents uproot the family from their Boston home and move to Georgia.

Twelve-year-old Ethan Truitt blames himself for a tragic accident involving his best friend, Kacey. Okra Pick (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) * Indie Introduce Pick * Indie Next Pick * Goodreads Choice Award Semifinalist * Carnegie Medal Longlist Title * Southern Book Prize Longlist Title * A Bank Street Best Book of the Year * A Children's Book Review Best Book of the Year * Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee * Recipient of the North Carolina Young People's Literature Awardĭebut author Standish boldly tackles themes of death, guilt, and forgiveness in this tender coming-of-age story. Coralee’s are catching up with her, and what she’s hiding might be putting both their lives at risk.ĭon't miss Ali Standish's captivating new novel, August Isle, hitting shelves Winter 2019! Coralee may be just the friend Ethan needs, except Ethan isn’t the only one with secrets. It’s also home to Coralee, a girl with a big personality and even bigger stories. Palm Knot may be tiny, but it’s the home of possibility and second chances. Before his family moved from Boston to the small town of Palm Knot, Georgia. Before the accident that took Kacey from him. He was always ready for adventure and always willing to accept a dare, especially from his best friend, Kacey. A poignant middle grade novel of friendship and forgiveness, this is a classic in the making.Įthan had been many things.

Lost in the Sun meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Ali Standish’s breathtaking debut. The Ethan I Was Before is an award-winning story of love and loss, wonder and adventure, and ultimately of hope. “Readers will be riveted.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

August isle by ali standish