How We Ricochet

Name: How We Ricochet
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Faith Gardner
ISBN: 9780063022386

Author: Faith Gardner

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/24/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Romance, Lgbtq+

Synopsis

For readers of This Is How It Ends and All the Bright Places, How We Ricochet takes an intimate and unflinching look into the devastating consequences of a mass shooting for one girl and her close-knit family, from Faith Gardner, acclaimed author of Girl on the Line. It seems sometimes a charade that we continue celebrating in the face of relentless tragedy. How dare we? But then . . . what else is there to do?Betty’s mom needed new pants for her job.That was why Betty was at the mall with her mom and sister when the shooting started.Afterward, nothing is the same.There are no easy answers to be found, and Betty’s search for them leads her to Michael, the brother of the shooter. But this path only shows Betty one thing: that everything she thought she knew—about herself, about the world around her—can change in a heartbeat.A moving, powerful journey of life after tragedy, How We Ricochet is a fearless and necessary story for our time that will resonate with readers everywhere.

About Faith Gardner

Faith Gardner is the author of If You Can Hear This, How We Ricochet, Girl on the Line, The Second Life of Ava Rivers, and Perdita. When she’s not writing, she plays in the band Plot 66. She lives in the East Bay area and can be found online at faithgardner.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer on January 08, 2025

An unfortunately always timely story of the aftermath of a shooting at a mall that Betty and her mother and sister were visiting, this shows us the different ways people can try and pick up the pieces after a horrific act of violence. Betty tries to find some way to grasp back some control over her l......more

Goodreads review by Literary on March 30, 2022

How We Ricochet by Faith Gardner HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperTeen Pub Date: May 24 This explosive novel with its spectacular cover reveals the impact of a mass shooting event on survivors. Betty, her Mom, and her sister head to the mall for pants for the Mom's new job. Betty, who goes next doo......more

Goodreads review by Wybredna on July 04, 2023

To jest jedna z tych trudnych do oceny gwiazdkowej książek, bo opisywane sytuacje nigdy nie są biało-czarne, bo nasze przeżycia nigdy nie wyglądają identycznie; nie mogę ich ocenić i mówić o realizmie czy odpowiednio skonstruowanych postaciach – bo taka trauma na każdym z nas odciśnie zupełnie inne......more

Goodreads review by faustyna。 on July 15, 2023

"ale przede wszystkim musimy spróbować zrozumieć człowieka, a żeby zrozumieć człowieka, musimy zrozumieć tych, którzy są najbliżej nas" mam wrażenie, że ta książka, chociaż porusza ważny temat, to tak po prostu przeze mnie przeleciała. irytowały mnie zachowania bohaterek, nawet tej głównej. nie mnie......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 21, 2024

I liked this well enough, while we were able to see into Betty's feelings and thoughts, I don't feel we really got to know Betty. She's more of a 3rd party observer for what's actually happening. Maybe what happened didn't happen to Betty directly but I still feel she should've been given the same l......more