Things You Can't Say

Name: Things You Can't Say
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jenn Bishop
ISBN: 9781666144703

Author: Jenn Bishop

Narrator: Ramon De Ocampo

Unabridged: 6 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/15/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of See You in the Cosmos and Where the Watermelons Grow, author Jenn Bishop's latest novel tells the moving story of a boy determined to uncover the truth.

Nothing is going right this summer for Drew. And after losing his dad unexpectedly three years ago, Drew knows a lot about things not going right. First, it's the new girl Audrey taking over everything at the library, Drew's sacred space. Then it's his best friend, Filipe, pulling away from him. But most upsetting has to be the mysterious man who is suddenly staying with Drew's family. An old friend of Mom's? Drew isn't buying that.

With an unlikely ally in Audrey, he's determined to get to the bottom of who this man really is. The thing is, there are some fears—like what if the person you thought was your dad actually wasn't—that you can't speak out loud, not to anyone. At least that's what Drew thinks.

But then again, first impressions can be deceiving.

About Jenn Bishop

Jenn Bishop is the author of the middle grade novels Things You Can't Say, 14 Hollow Road, The Distance to Home, and Where We Used to Roam. She grew up in Massachusetts and as a college student spent one incredible summer in Wyoming. She has been obsessed with bison ever since. After working as a children's librarian, she received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Jenn currently calls Cincinnati, Ohio, home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenn on July 17, 2019

I mean, I might be a *little* biased.......more

Goodreads review by Colby on April 10, 2020

Kids are going to love this one! Check out my video review: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Abby on June 02, 2022

I adored this sensitive story about Drew. He's having a tough summer for a variety of reasons, and a new girl barging into his safe space (the public library - YAY libraries!) doesn't help. Bishop brings her usual humor and heart to this impactful novel about family, friendship, and loss. An importa......more

Goodreads review by Richie on October 20, 2020

Richie’s Picks: THINGS YOU CAN’T SAY by Jenn Bishop, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, March 2020, 336p., ISBN: 978-1-5344-4097-5 “Do you wake up one day wanting to kill yourself? Or is it something you think about first? For days, weeks, months. Years?” “Questions, questions, questions, flooding into the min......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on January 19, 2020

Thank you to the author for sharing an copy of Things You Can't Say with Collabookation. From the cover to the last page, I loved reading Drew's story. When his father dies by suicide, Drew promises his grandmother that he'll be the man of the family~ and he stays true to this promise throughout his......more