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Hannah must choose the impossibleput her nephews into foster care so she can stay true to her dream, or take them on and lose everything shes worked so hard to achieve.
17-year-old Hannah Lynn has just one goal: to get out of Evans Beach, Maine. Its where she lost her mother to cancer. Where her estranged sister, Pauline, fell apart before moving out. Where her father, Larry, holds court as a local legend who once played twelve games for the Red Sox. Hannah has never fit in, but that doesnt matter now that she is finally on the cusp of escape. All she needs is a little help from her chemistry tutor, Richard, a fellow junior who she finds equal parts compelling and infuriating.
Then, one winter night, Hannahs life is turned upside down. Paulines two sons are taken by the state, leaving Hannah and Larry the only people standing between the boys and the child welfare system. Her father promises that it will only be for a little while, just until Pauline gets back on her feet, but Hannah knows nothing is that simple when it comes to her troubled older sister.
But Hannahs lifeand futureis upended after they take the boys in and her fathers health unexpectedly declines. Hannah might be a kid herself, but as her struggling nephews surrogate mother, she faces a soberingly adult decision: is she willing to sacrifice everything to raise them alone? Or would she be giving up everything to leave them behind?
Drawing on his clinical psychology background, Moldover challenges readers to face some of lifes most difficult questions through the eyes of an unforgettably complex heroine. Unflinching yet ultimately hopeful, Just Until is a heart-wrenching tale of the weight some teenagers carry when no one else can do it for themone that will linger with readers long after the final page.
Author: Joseph Moldover
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books
Published: 10/29/2024
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780823456192
Language: English
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