Before My Eyes
St. Martin's Press
Available: 02/11/14
6.16 x 8.48 · 304 pages
Ages 14-18 years
9781250045584
CDN $21.99
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In Caroline Bock's Before My Eyes, Claire has spent the last few months taking care of her six-year-old sister, Izzy, as their mother lies in a hospital bed. Claire believes she has everything under control until she meets a guy online who appears to be a kindred spirit. Claire is initially flattered by the attention but when she meets Max, the shy state senator's son, her feelings become complicated. Working alongside Max at a beachfront food stand is Barkley. Lonely and obsessive, Barkley has been hearing a voice in hishead.
Narrated in turns by Claire, Max, and Barkley, Before My Eyes captures a moment when possibilities should be opening up, but instead everything teeters on the brink of destruction.
CAROLINE BOCK is the author of the critically-acclaimed young adult novel LIE . She currently lives in Maryland with her husband and two children.