Len is a loner teen photographer haunted by a past that's stagnated her work and left her terrified she's losing her mind. Sage is a high school volleyball star desperate to find a way around her sudden medical disqualification. Both girls need college scholarships. After a chance encounter, the two develop an unlikely friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons.
But both Len and Sage are keeping secrets that, left hidden, could cost them everything, maybe even their lives.
Set in the North Carolina mountains, The Edge of Anything explores the transformative power of friendship and how it can help you find yourself and the goodness in life, even when everything feels broken.
The Edge of Anything
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Humorous and heartwrenching
Equal parts
- Kirkus Reviews
... A powerful, tender reminder of the importance of friendship in times of trauma.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Mighty Girl's Book of the Year
A Library of Congress Discover Great Places Through Reading list selection
A Cybils Awards Finalist
A Tar Heel Teacher's Book of the Month selection
accolades
- Martha Brockenbrough, author of The Game of Love and Death
"An unforgettable story about the power of friendship."
- Estelle Laure, author of This Raging Light
"The Edge of Anything is a gorgeously imagined, tender, irresistible examination of shame and the secrets we keep even from ourselves, but more than that, is it a reminder that vulnerability and truth telling are the best paths to healing and triumph. I can't wait for the world to meet Sage and Len!"
- Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee
"A heartfelt, poignant, and candid story about the power--and danger--of magical thinking, and the grounding strength of good friends."
- School Library Journal
"For readers who enjoy realistic, emotional journeys such as John Corey Whaley's books or Nina LaCour's We Are Okay."
- Booklist
"Hand to fans of John Green immediately."
- Kirkus, starred review
"Carpenter weaves an incredibly rich tale...a powerful, tender reminder of the importance of friendship in times of trauma."
