Based on one of the most popular plays of the last decade, John Cariani's Almost, Maine is a heartwarming and heartbreaking story that will have you thinking about love in an entirely new way.
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that's so far north, it's almost not in the United States—it's almost in Canada. And it almost doesn't exist, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it's just . . . Almost.
One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost and found. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same.
With characters you'll adore in a setting you'll never forget, Almost, Maine is a love story like no other, for fans of "Dear Evan Hansen."
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Release date
March 31, 2020 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781250102904
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781250102904
- File size: 1276 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 720
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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March 13, 2020
Gr 9 Up-Cariani transforms his popular play into a fully realized YA novel of interconnected vignettes. The third-person narration opens on Ginette and Pete going to look at the stars in their hometown of Almost. Although they are beginning to fall in love, a verbal spat leads to Ginette's leaving. Every subsequent chapter is a two-person vignette, a short story informed by her walk home past various locations. The couples experience the joys and struggles of love, with a magical realism bent, and not all the stories end happily. Of the ten couples featured-one more than found in the play, and including LGBTQ+ representation-only two characters are teenagers, so this may require some handselling to get YAs to fully connect with the stories. It will be worth it. VERDICT For New Adult sections, theater enthusiasts, and born romantics, a charming and whimsical collection.-Nancy McKay, Byron Public Library, IL
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