{"product_id":"here-we-are-now-isbn-9780062324702","title":"Here We Are Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eA book about love, loss, and the power of music, perfect for fans of Nick Hornby and Fangirl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaliah Sahar Abdallat lives and breathes music. Songs have always helped Tal ease the pain of never having known her father. Her mother, born in Jordan and very secretive about her past, won’t say a word about who her dad really was. But when Tal finds a shoebox full of old letters from Julian Oliver—yes, the indie rock star Julian Oliver—she begins to piece the story together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe writes to Julian, but after three years of radio silence, she’s given up hope. Then one day, completely out of the blue, Julian shows up at her doorstep, and Tal doesn’t know whether to be furious or to throw herself into his arms. Before she can decide, he asks her to go on a trip with him to meet her long-estranged family and to say good-bye to his father, her grandfather, who is dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting to know your father after sixteen years of estrangement doesn’t happen in one car ride. But as Tal spends more time with Julian and his family, she begins to untangle her parents’ secret past, and discovers a part of herself she never recognized before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the acclaimed author of My Heart and Other Black Holes, this is an intergenerational story of family and legacy and the way love informs both of those things. It’s about secrets and the debt of silence. It’s about the power of songs. And most of all, it’s about learning how to say hello. And good-bye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe’s the rock star father she’s only read about, but can she forgive the man who was never there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Complicated Father Daughter Relationship:\u003c\/b\u003e Tal has spent her life wondering about the rockstar father she never knew. Now that Julian Oliver is on her doorstep, she has to decide if she can forgive sixteen years of silence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYA Books About Music:\u003c\/b\u003e For Tal, music has always been an escape. But as she uncovers her parents’ past, she discovers that for them, songs were a language of love, heartbreak, and secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Bittersweet First Love:\u003c\/b\u003e In the small town of Oak Falls, a boy next door with secrets of his own might be the one person who understands what it's like to feel lost and found at the same time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unforgettable Family Saga:\u003c\/b\u003e Tal isn't just meeting her father—she's meeting the grandmother, aunt, and cousins she never knew she had, all while saying goodbye to a grandfather she's just met.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaliah Sahar Abdallat lives and breathes music.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs have always helped Tal ease the pain of never having known her father. Her mother, who is very secretive about her past, won’t say a word about who her dad really was. But when Tal finds a shoebox full of old letters from Julian Oliver—yes, \u003cem\u003ethe \u003c\/em\u003eindie rock star Julian Oliver—she begins to piece the story together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe writes to Julian, but after three years of radio silence, she’s given up hope. Then one day, completely out of the blue, Julian shows up at her doorstep, and Tal doesn’t know whether to be furious or to throw herself into his arms. Before she can decide, he asks her to go on a trip with him to meet the family she’s never known and to say good-bye to his father, her grandfather, who is dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting to know your father after sixteen years of estrangement doesn’t happen in one car ride. But as Tal spends more time with Julian and his family, she begins to untangle her parents’ secret past and discovers a part of herself she never recognized before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eMy Heart and Other Black Holes\u003c\/em\u003e, this is an intergenerational story of family and legacy and the way love informs both of those things. It’s about secrets and the debt of silence. It’s about the power of songs. And most of all, it’s about learning how to say hello. And good-bye.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“An intense family drama that will pull readers in with poignancy, romance, and grief over lost relationships, all set to the beat of scattered song lyrics woven nicely through the narrative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A well-executed family drama of the power of romantic and parental love, secrets, regrets, and new beginnings.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intriguing, romantic, and honest, the book celebrates the new beginning that can emerge from tragic endings.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This timely, multicultural novel hits all the right notes in the right ways” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With high intelligence and a massiveness of heart, Warga gifts us with a novel that has the music of Mozart, the logic of advanced physics, and the vision to see the link between them. This is something utterly new, a book that is kinetic and beautiful and unexpectedly life-affirming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Lynch, National Book Award Finalist for Inexcusable and Michael L. Printz Honor-winner for Freewill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “[The book] addresses serious issues with complexity and humor . . . thoughtfully presented.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Earnest and heartfelt . . . any teen who’s ever felt like an outsider will be able to relate to Aysel’s and Roman’s fully realized characters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Debut novelist Warga addresses adolescent depression and suicide with honesty and grace” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Debut author Warga unflinchingly tackles the grim subject matter with empathy, sensitivity, and honesty, without trivializing her protagonists’ disturbing thoughts or emotions . . . [with an] utterly endearing romance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Warga delves honestly into the very difficult issues of teenage depression…sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but ultimately filled with hope.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “At times poignant, bitter, and funny, this narrative captures [a] unique voice that questions what it means to die—and to live.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and—of course—heart. This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. 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