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The Catastrophic History of You and Me

by Jess Rothenberg
Suzy Jackson
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Jess Rothenberg perfectly captures the all-consuming heartbreak of teen romance in her splendidly realized debut novel, The Catastrophic History of You and Me. Lovestruck Brie doesn't just think she's going to die-she actually dies-when her boyfriend reveals he doesn't love her. Now in Heaven, Brie finds herself accompanied by a spirit guide named Patrick-who might just hold the key to healing her broken heart.

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  • Release date

    April 1, 2012

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781464033490
      • File size: 274722 KB
      • Duration: 09:32:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Suzy Jackson portrays the ups and downs of a teenage girl who is coming to terms with her own recent death. Throughout scenes of ghostly revenge and family nostalgia, as well as intermittent song lyrics, Jackson artfully uses inflection, pacing, and cadence to create an authentic teen voice. Brie finds herself in her own "Little Slice of Heaven" after suffering a broken heart (literally). With the help of Patrick, a boy who died over 20 years earlier, she sets out to navigate the afterlife and her own grief. As she discovers that it's not easy to watch the world go on without her, Patrick holds on to a secret that will change everything. Listeners will appreciate Jackson's characterizations and occasional outbursts of song. E.A.B. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 20, 2012
      When Brie's boyfriend, Jacob, dumps her, the 15-year-old girl literally dies of a broken heart. She's left floating above her family and friends, attempting to piece together the fragments of her brief life and how it all came to an end with the four devastating words, "I don't love you." With the help of Patrick, a cute and funny boy who died in the 1980s, Brie passes through the stages of grief. Along the way, she witnesses the people she loved mourn her (including her cardiac surgeon father, who frantically searches for a logical explanation for her death), revisits episodes from her past, and exacts ghostly revenge on her ex. Secondary characters can be slight, and elements of Rothenberg's premise are derivative of other titles featuring deceased teens in limbo. However, thanks to Brie's fresh and poignant narration, this first novel brings a welcome touch of irreverence to the larger themes of death, heartbreak, and forgiveness as Brie learns that sometimes there really are second chances. Ages 12âup. Agent: Stephen Barbara, Foundry Literary + Media.

    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2012

      Gr 9 Up-Brie is a girl with a broken heart-literally. After her boyfriend, Jacob, tells her he doesn't love her, she dies of a broken heart. In fact, at the autopsy, they find that her heart is in two pieces. How do we know this? Because Brie, now in that place between Earth and Heaven, tells us so. Waiting at "A Little Slice of Heaven," an afterlife pizza joint, she meets Patrick, a dead boy who shows her the ropes of being dead. As she passes through the five stages of grief, she gets revenge on Jacob and her good friend, Sadie; meets the irritating Larkin who encourages Brie's dark side; and falls in afterlife love with Patrick. While she's not a very likeable character for most of the story, she's redeemed in the end. Suzy Jackson provides discernible voice, emotion, and pace to the characters and plot in Jess Rothenberg's novel (Dial, 2012). For paranormal romance fans.-Ann Brownson, Ballenger Teachers Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston

      Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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