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No Going Back
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It’s Friday morning, and seventeen-year-old Antonio Sullivan is on the verge of earning his early release from Zephyr Woods Youth Detention Center. Having been incarcerated for the last year and a half for a crime he didn’t directly commit, he’s now dedicating himself to his education and his sobriety program. What’s more, Antonio is driven by a deep need to make amends to the two people he hurt the most: his mom and his lifelong best friend, Maya. The conditions of his early release are clear—Antonio can’t have any contact with his father or miss his first meeting with his parole officer Monday morning. But a lot can happen between Friday and Monday, especially when the odds are against you.
Told through time-stamped chapters that race at a fever pitch over the course of a weekend, this absorbing coming-of-age novel explores what it means to right past wrongs in the face of adversity.
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Praise for No Going Back:Sondra Soderborg, author of Sky Ropes
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
"Fast-paced, poignant, and poetic, Patrick Flores-Scott's No Going Back tracks rage—its sources, disconnects, misjudgments, and consequences—without flinching. This is a book of unexpected hope." -
"A deep look into the heart of being misunderstood, told with prose you just can't fake. Flores-Scott has achieved something vital here, a lyrical take on self-reclamation laid out over a weekend of cold reality. With honest voices, a flow of poetry, and a satisfying conclusion, this book is a gift with a purpose, the kind you hand to a reader that both wants and needs it."Sean Beaudoin, author of Welcome Thieves and Wise Young Fool
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"A gripping and heart-wrenching novel about family, friendship and second chances—will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end."Betty Culley, author of Three Things I Know are True and The Name She Gave Me
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"Poetry, resilience, unflinching honesty, a steady undercurrent of hope, plus a wild adventure with a ticking clock, this book packs it all in for a three-day turbulent ride that’s full of heart. Tonio does all the wrong things for all the right reasons, and I rooted for him every step of the way. His story explores the many places love can come from, and how our family, friends, and community keep us afloat during the toughest of times."Kristin Bartley Lenz, author of The Art of Holding On and Letting Go
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"A powerful story of the push and pull between doing what’s right and being there for the people we love."Katherine Higgs-Coulthard, author of Junkyard Dogs and Hanging with My Peeps
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"No Going Back showcases how difficult it is to successfully navigate both parole and the reentry process when your past isn’t done with you, and when you aren’t quite done with your past. Through it all, Flores-Scott delivers a beautiful exploration of familial love, the idea of healthy friendships, and the long-term impacts of trauma."Rita Shah, author of The Meaning of Rehabilitation and Its Impact on Parole
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Praise for American Road Trip:The New York Times
Printz Award Longlist
Latinidad List, Best YA Novel
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List
Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
TAYSHAS Reading List Selection
Teen Vogue Best Gift Book for Teens
Little Free Library Action Book Club Pick
Connecticut, Nutmeg Award Finalist
Evergreen Teen Book Award Finalist
Georgia Peach Finalist
Arizona, Grand Canyon Reader Award Finalist
Licensed to Webtoons for Graphic Digital Serialization
* "In a story about mending broken ties, making sacrifices, and visiting landscapes and loved ones from the past, Flores-Scott (Jumped In) invites readers to follow T on a road trip that brings to life the Avilas’ Latino heritage and Manny’s disorder. In addition to the book’s serious subject matter, it celebrates many things: family love, realized dreams, and the taste of a green chile cheeseburger." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "This powerful story also reminds readers that the paths to their dreams may have to take detours but are still attainable." —Booklist, starred review
* "Adeptly provides a window and a mirror of Latinx culture and reimagines the American road trip as an individual journey, one deeply anchored in sacrifice for those we love." —School Library Journal, starred review
"Written in T's vulnerable, observant voice, American Road Trip holds true to classic road-trip themes like the emotional power of sing-alongs and unexpected detours, but it also wades into the darker waters of mental illness with both realism and sensitivity."
- On Sale
- Apr 2, 2024
- Page Count
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Christy Ottaviano Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780316407502
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