Where You'll Find Us - by Jen St Jude (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

In this beautifully profound YA novel, a trans teen finds a home where queer kids from all different decades have found refuge from hatred-and from time.

Calla Quick has no future. At least, that's how it feels. Her parents disowned her via text message, and now she can't afford to go to an all-women's college with her girlfriend Ramona like they planned. But Calla wonders if maybe that's for the best-because even though Calla told Ramona her parents disowned her because they found out she's gay, the truth is, Calla has been questioning whether she's a girl at all.

Calla wishes she had more time to figure everything out, and one night, her wish is seemingly granted. When Calla and Ramona stumble upon a mysterious farmhouse the woods, they meet five teens who claim they've lived there for decades. The land, which they call Amaranth, acts as a safe haven for queer kids throughout history-a place free of hate, free of violence, free of time itself. Here, Calla can be Cal, and they feel instantly accepted. They don't have to worry about the future because at Amaranth, it will never come-until one night when the clock strikes twelve. Now under a literal ticking clock, the housemates must find a way to stop time again or face going back to their harsh realities, but as Cal learns everyone's story, they begin to wonder what queer people lose when their history is lost to time.

Review Quotes

"Carves a space in your heart and remains there forever. Breathtakingly written, Jen St. Jude masterfully explores queerness, depression, and shame, while beautifully capturing family, friendship, and love, and the intersections that often exist between these things. Hopeful above all else." --Rachael Lippincott, New York Times bestselling author of SHE GETS THE GIRL, on IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME

"This book is devastatingly brilliant. Jen St. Jude is hands down one of the most talented new voices in YA, and soon, everyone will know it." --Leah Johnson, bestselling author of YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN and RISE TO THE SUN, on IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME

"An electric, urgent miracle of a book that asks what--and who--we dare to live for. Avery's story will shatter your heart and fill it with light again." --Kelly Quindlen, bestselling author of SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY and HER NAME IN THE SKY, on IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME

"If Tomorrow Doesn't Come is a brilliant story of hope, healing, and resilience from a thoughtful and fearless new voice in YA." --Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of LITTLE & LION, on IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME

"Hope for a bright future is always evident in this sometimes dark, thought-provoking debut." --Publishers Weekly, starred review, on IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME

About the Author

Jen St. Jude (they/them) is the author of If Tomorrow Doesn't Come and Where You'll Find Us. They live near Chicago with people (and an old dog) they love.
jenstjude.com
@jenstjude