The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

They're certain they don't have much time left. Now, as Sam's own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives-of kids who died before they turned nineteen.

In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. Here's something rare-a suspenseful story that also feels like a hug.' -Sarah Glenn Marsh, author of the Reign of the Fallen series Book Worms Monthly June, Summer is Here.'Look no further for your next favourite read, because The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has it all: a gripping murder mystery that will keep you turning pages, ghosts, romance, and a treasure trove of queer characters with depth and heart.Sarah MumofThree World on Book Worms Monthly June, Summer is Here.The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester - At Home A Lot on Bookworms Monthly Springing into May.Gervais Mechanical on Things To Save and Splurge On In Your Home.Broken Light by Joanne Harris - At Home A Lot on Book Worms Monthly June, Summer is Here.It’s all action with a little bit of romance and supernatural mystery. We follow Sam as they start a new school, make new friends, get used to a new home and solve a 30 year old murder mystery. It does show the darker side of the community but finally Sam has found a group in which they can finally belong. It also features the LGBTIA+ community, and Sam is a teenager with Autism. The story is fast paced and definitely a page turner. Sam becomes convinced that Billy was murdered and they want to solve it, even if it means putting their own life in danger. And a new house where Sam immediately discovers was the former home of one of their studies, Billy, who died their before he was nineteen. The experience was enough to uproot them and take them to a whole new town of Astoria. We hear that they had a near death experience quite early on but it takes them a long time to explain what happened. Sam collects stories of young people who died before the age of nineteen and seems to believe that they too will not make it past their nineteenth birthday. They were adopted by their Dad, Junius Sylvester, who actually sounds like the best Dad! Their pronouns are They/Them and it’s usually the first thing they say when introduced to anyone. Sam Sylvester is a non-binary autistic teen. Now, as Sam’s own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them, they’re certain they don’t have much time left… My Review of The many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives – of kids who died before they turned nineteen.

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor