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And Then Things Fall Apart

And Then Things Fall Apart
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"Whether or not they are Plath lovers, readers will delight in Keek’s self-discovery." - Kirkus Reviews

"The result is a short, intoxicating, bouncy, lustful, stream-of-consciousness narrative in which Tibensky proves herself as an author to watch. Keek’s poetry—not bad, either—punctuates the diary entries and offers more catnip to Plathians."- Booklist

"Don’t you just want to know this character? And give her a hug and go out for coffee and talk about the things in your life that feel so terrible you can’t help but laugh at them? I did. Very much."- Slatebreakers

"Narrator Keek is one of my favorite YA narrators of all time, and this creative, quirky, honest novel was a good reminder of why I became a writer and why I love writing for teens." ---Cory Haydu, amazing author of OCD Love Story

AND THEN THINGS FALL APART is an ALA/ YALSA Readers' Choice Nomination for Realistic Fiction and a Junior Library Guild selection. Exciting!

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I am the world's oldest teenager. I write novels, essays, and short stories some of which have appeared in places like One Story and McSweeny's Internet Tendency. I have 2 children- boys with solid man-names. I wrote AND THEN THINGS FALL APART. My husband is not American. I am not blond.
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