Now is Everything
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780062495730
Pages
368 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
The McCauleys look perfect on the outside. But nothing is ever as it seems, and this family is hiding a dark secret. Hadley McCauley will do anything to keep her sister safe from their father. But when Hadley's forbidden relationship with Charlie Simmons deepens, the violence at home escalates, culminating in an explosive accident that will leave everyone changed. When Hadley attempts to take her own life at the hospital post-accident, her friends, doctors, family, and the investigator on the case want to know why. Only Hadley knows what really happened that day, and she's not talking.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family Violence; Family member death; domestic abuse; abusive parent; alcoholism; rage; death of parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
male/male
Keywords
flying; lacrosse; high school; sisters; family life; plane crash; hospital; suicide; romance
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Giles, Amy, "Now is Everything" (2017). Diverse Families. 1038.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1038