And We Stay
by Jenny Hubbard
Hubbard, J. (2014). And we stay. New York, NY: Delacorte
Press.
Emily and Paul were in love.
Well at least Paul was; Emily wasn’t so sure. However, after an impromptu sexual encounter
at a party, Emily finds herself pregnant.
When Emily tells Paul that she wants to have an abortion and that she
has no intention of spending the rest of her life with him, he takes it very
hard. In fact, he is so devastated that
he steals his grandfather’s gun, takes it to school and commits suicide in
front of her in the school library. The
book follows guilt-ridden Emily as she tries to make a fresh start in a new
place, an all girl’s boarding school located in Massachusetts. While rumors swirl as to why Emily has just
suddenly appeared at the school in January of her junior year, no one truly knows
her story, and Emily is not one to share the details. While making friends, encountering mean
girls, and writing poetry to work through and express her feelings, Emily deals
with the demons of her past and tries to focus on the future. This 2015 Printz Award Honor book, and ALA
2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults selection is told in both verse and prose
and pays homage to legendary poet Emily Dickinson. Girls in grade 9 and up, as well as fans of
Dickinson, may find this book an enjoyable read.
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