We Are All So Good at Smiling

They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse about clinical depression and healing from trauma, from National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride.

Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clinical depression. When she meets a boy named Faerry, she recognizes they both have magic in the marrow of their bones. And when Faerry and his family move to the same street, the two start to realize that their lifelines may have twined and untwined many times before.

They are both terrified of the forest at the end of Marsh Creek Lane.

The Forest whispers to Whimsy. The Forest might hold the answers to the part of Faerry he feels is missing. They discover the Forest holds monsters, fairy tales, and pain that they have both been running from for 11 years.

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Published Jan 30, 2024

304 pages

Average rating: 7.78

9 RATINGS

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Dasha isaiah
May 31, 2024
8/10 stars
A book speaking to depression. There were definitely some triggers in this book. I did love the ending!
Fablehaven
Mar 05, 2023
8/10 stars
I loved this book and the way the author takes a look at grief and death. It’s an exploration on self infliction and how it manifests differently for each person. I loved the look at how we make our imagination real and how mental health is dealt with in the black community. Great book

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