A poignant, thoughtful and witty YA debut about a teen girl trying to piece her life back together after the unthinkable happens on a school ski trip.
Like Sid, Colleen Clayton grew up in a small, suburban town just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Kent State University, she worked as a social worker for fifteen years, as well as in residential treatment centers for troubled teens and as Program Supervisor for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She currently lives Ohio with her family and recently received her MFA from the Northeast Ohio Consortium at Youngstown State University. What Happens Next is her debut novel.
Jennifer Brown, author of Hate List, Bitter End, and Perfect
Escape
* Equal parts endearing spunk and heartbreaking vulnerability, Sid
Murphy is a character who feels more like family by story's end.
The story-and even more importantly, Sid herself-will stay with
readers long after the final page is turned. Kudos to Clayton for
crafting a powerful, moving debut.--Kirkus (starred review)
Colleen Clayton's characters stuck with me long after I finished
reading this great debut novel.--Lucy Christopher, Printz Honor
Winning author of Stolen
Debut author Clayton doesn't simplify Sid or her emotions...
painfully realistic yet hopeful.--PW
Girls will see themselves or someone they know in this
thought-provoking story as it gets passed from friend to
friend.--SLJ
Real teenagers. Real issues. Real writing...Heartbreaking, but
still filled with hope and promise, author Colleen Clayton knows
that the past can't be rewritten, but you can ruin the future by
not learning from it.--Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of I'll Be
There
Sad, funny, and true, this book hits all the right notes--Miranda
Kenneally, author of Catching Jordan and Stealing Parker
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