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After the Fall
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Seventeen-year-old Raychel is sleeping with two boys: her overachieving best friend Matt...and his slacker brother, Andrew. Raychel sneaks into Matt's bed after nightmares, but nothing ever happens. He doesn't even seem to realize she's a girl, except when he decides she needs rescuing. But Raychel doesn't want to be his girl anyway. She just needs his support as she deals with the classmate who assaulted her, the constant threat of her family's eviction, and the dream of college slipping quickly out of reach. Matt tries to help, but he doesn't really get it... and he'd never understand why she's fallen into a secret relationship with his brother. The friendships are a precarious balance, and when tragedy strikes, everything falls apart. Raychel has to decide which pieces she can pick up – and which ones are worth putting back together.
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Seventeen-year-old Raychel is sleeping with two boys: her overachieving best friend Matt...and his slacker brother, Andrew. Raychel sneaks into Matt's bed after nightmares, but nothing ever happens. He doesn't even seem to realize she's a girl, except when he decides she needs rescuing. But Raychel doesn't want to be his girl anyway. She just needs his support as she deals with the classmate who assaulted her, the constant threat of her family's eviction, and the dream of college slipping quickly out of reach. Matt tries to help, but he doesn't really get it... and he'd never understand why she's fallen into a secret relationship with his brother. The friendships are a precarious balance, and when tragedy strikes, everything falls apart. Raychel has to decide which pieces she can pick up – and which ones are worth putting back together.
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      • source: Kirkus
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        "Raychel's interactions with Carson raise important questions about what it means to consent to sexual activity..."

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      • source: Booklist
      • content: "Thought-provoking moments regarding such issues as female sexuality, racial microaggressions, and class differences add depth to the characters. Recommend to fans of character-driven novels such as Sara Zarr's How to Save a Life (2011) or Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places (2015)."
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      • source: School Library Journal
      • content: "... Hart does a good job of handling her ambitious plot...Like Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak and Courtney Summers's All the Rage, this is an important novel for teens and adults to discuss together."
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      • source: VOYA starred review

      • content: "This memorable debut novel is told in the alternating perspectives of Raychel and Matt. Both characters are very well portrayed as complex characters with strengths and weaknesses. The supporting cast is also well developed, with most characters avoiding the trap of falling into mere stereotypes...This would be an excellent addition to most high school libraries."
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        November 7, 2016
        High school seniors Raychel and Matt have been best friends forever, and any day now, Matt is going to tell her that he loves her. But while he’s dawdling, his younger brother, Andrew—the designated screw-up to Matt’s responsible A student—makes his move. In addition to the questions of brotherly rivalry, secrecy, and family dynamics introduced by this turn of events, Raychel is also struggling with a nonconsensual sexual encounter and worrying about her future, since there’s no money for college. Hart’s debut novel has a lot going for it—well-defined and believable major and minor characters, in particular—as well as a lot going on. The book takes up consent, slut shaming, issues of class and (to a lesser extent) race, unrequited love, and competition between siblings—and then adds a tragic accident and the resulting guilt and fractures. Although it can feel overloaded as a result, Hart holds it all together and closes with an ending that retains a measure of hope without becoming unrealistically perfect. Ages 14–up. Agent: Adriann Ranta, Foundry Literary + Media.

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        October 15, 2016
        Unrequited love and family tragedy destroy Matt and Raychel's friendship.Raychel's childhood friendship with Matt slowly evolves until by their senior year, she's been nearly adopted by his family. But Matt's narration reveals that he already considers Raychel "his girl" and believes that declaring his feelings will inevitably lead to romance. However, he's also clearly bothered by Raychel's drinking, party hookups, and acceptance that she may have to attend an inexpensive local college rather than one near his own first choice. Soon his interactions with her seem almost Pygmalion-esque. Raychel senses that Matt's attitude of superiority sometimes stems from his wealthy, white background, whereas she's "poor white trash from the Delta," so it's not entirely surprising when his less-judgmental younger brother, Andrew, ends up successfully romancing Raychel. Her relationship with both brothers is derailed when they misinterpret white classmate Carson's sexual assault of Raychel at a party as consensual. Over the course of the novel, Raychel's interactions with Carson raise important questions about what it means to consent to sexual activity, though the provided answers lack nuance. In similar fashion, the exploration of race posed by Indian-American friend Asha's romance with African-American Spencer doesn't go as far as it could. Eventually a buildup of communication breakdowns leads to tragedy. The novel introduces many complicated topics--from sexual assault to issues of class and race--but fails to address them thoroughly. (Fiction. 14-18)

        COPYRIGHT(2016) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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        December 1, 2016

        Gr 9 Up-Seventeen-year-old Raychel describes herself as "poor white trash from the Delta," while her best friend, Matt, is the son of a physician and a university professor. They've been friends for so long that Raychel is an unofficial member of Matt's family. Matt has a secret crush on Raychel, but he doesn't act on it, because Raychel has a strict policy of not dating high school boys. So he's surprised when he hears a rumor that Raychel has "hooked up" with Carson Tipton, star of the school baseball team. Matt knows that Raychel often drinks too much at parties, but he's shocked that she'd break her own rule with Carson, of all people. Raychel was chatting with Carson at a local frat party, and when he asked her to continue their conversation outside while he had a smoke, she agreed. But does that mean that she agreed to perform fellatio on him? She feels confused and guilty and is unable to talk with Matt about her experience. At first, this title seems like a well-written examination of the definitions of assault and consent. But as a relationship blossoms between Raychel and Matt's brother, Andrew, questions about communication and honesty emerge even more strongly, and after a family tragedy, grief and guilt are also brought into the mix. Those are some pretty heavy themes for one book to explore, but Hart does a good job of handling her ambitious plot. VERDICT Like Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak and Courtney Summers's All the Rage, this is an important novel for teens and adults to discuss together.-Marlyn Beebe, Long Beach Public Library, CA

        Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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        November 15, 2016
        Grades 9-12 Matt is always there for Raychel. He's the kind of best friend who carries her on his back for three miles after she twists her ankle. But Matt only sees the parts of Raychel that he wants to see, unlike Matt's brother, Andrew. Fun-loving Andrew is the perfect counterpart to responsible Matt, and when sparks of attraction fly between Raychel and Andrew, Raychel instinctively tries to hide them from Matt. This choice, along with Matt's inability to see the truth, leads to a terrible tragedy, and Raychel and Matt have to learn how to pick up the pieces of their lives and move on while making healthier choices. Hart's poignant debut novel unfolds slowly, alternating between Raychel and Matt's points of view, which allows readers to experience their respective emotional journeys. Thought-provoking moments regarding such issues as female sexuality, racial microaggressions, and class differences add depth to the characters. Recommend to fans of character-driven novels such as Sara Zarr's How to Save a Life (2011) or Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places (2015).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

      • premium: True
      • source: The Horn Book
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        July 1, 2017
        Raychel, a smart girl with a bad reputation, is dying to leave her small Southern hometown. Privileged Matt wishes he could be more than Raychel's platonic best friend. A sexual assault sets off a series of events that disrupts their friendship and plans for the future. This emotional, realistic novel will appeal to fans of The Serpent King and Looking for Alaska.

        (Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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