Where I Want to Be - by Adele Griffin (Paperback)

About the Book

The National Book Award finalist for "Sons of Liberty" has crafted a spellbinding book, told in the alternating voices of two very different sisters dwelling on opposite sides of life and death, and who are bravely trying to overcome the void and bring light to each other.

Book Synopsis

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - Two young teens learn that sisterhood is forever, even after death, in this supernatural coming-of-age novel.

"Griffin artfully dabs details on her canvas, then overlays her story with a supernatural patina that will immediately draw in the audience."--Booklist, starred review

"Thoughtful, unique, and ultimately life-affirming."--School Library Journal

As children, sisters Jane and Lily were inseparable. But inevitably, sisters grow up. And while Lily begins to make friends and date boys, older sister Jane wants to stay in the make-believe worlds they had created when they were young. And when Lily starts dating Caleb, Jane merely watches, frustrated and envious of Lily's newfound life.

Then tragedy strikes and Lily is forced to find her way through a new world full of memories and changes--without Jane. But all the while, Jane is there, watching from the other side.

Review Quotes

"Griffin artfully dabs details on her canvas, then overlays her story with a supernatural patina that will immediately draw in the audience."--Booklist, starred review

"Thoughtful, unique, and ultimately life-affirming."--School Library Journal

"Masterfully weaves the past and ghostly present into the story as the line between imagination and reality, life and death, blurs for the characters and readers alike in this powerful story."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A tender and nuanced exploration of sisterhood and self."--BCCB

About the Author

Adele Griffin's critically acclaimed novels include The Other Shepards, Amandine and National Book Award Finalist Sons of Liberty. Her numerous awards and accolades include ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Notable, CCBC Choice, IRA-CBC Children's Choice and Bank Street Book of the Year. She lives in New York City.