Even when its hero is screwing up royally, maybe especially then, Silvera’s humanity and compassion carve out a space where it’s not the falling that’s important, it’s how you pick yourself back up. “History Is All You Left Me overflows with tenderness and heartache. In this emotionally charged story, Griffin’s desire to be honest with himself and others leads the reader to a greater understanding of how it feels to have a conflicted heart.” - The Washington Post These moments are framed in exquisite prose. gets the small details of love and loss exactly right. “A complex, touching valentine to love and friendship. Griffin’s gradual awareness of Theo’s flaws is the true heart of this standout title.” - School Library Journal, Starred Review It is so easy to idolize a first love, and even easier to idolize someone who has died.

“Silvera offers a gem of a story about first love and great loss. This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more.” -Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything “Adam Silvera is a master at capturing the infinite small heartbreaks of love and loss and grief. History Is All You Left Me is a beautiful meditation on what it means to survive devastating loss. less …Īn Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the YearĪn Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated YA If Griffin is ever to rebuild his future, he must first confront his history, every last heartbreaking piece in the puzzle of his life. He’s losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets he’s been keeping are tearing him apart. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffin’s downward spiral continues. To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Theo’s new boyfriend, Jackson.

But now, the future he’s been imagining for himself has gone far off course. Even though Theo had moved to California for college, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. When Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. the Homo Sapiens Agenda discussion questions a new postscript from Griffin and a letter from the author about the heartbreak that started it all.įrom New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past. A special deluxe edition featuring an introduction by Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs.

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