Advance Praise for When You Never Said Goodbye

“Meg Kearney takes you into the heart of this story and holds you there. I loved everyone I met in these pages and felt every moment of deep love and deep loss. When You Never Said Goodbye is a gift to the world, a book you’ll want to read slowly, savoring both the eloquent writing and the brave, beautiful story.”

—JACQUELINE WOODSON, AUTHOR OF BROWN GIRL DREAMING

“Thoughtful and brimming with justifiable teen angst, Kearney’s fast-paced tale offers illuminating insights into the perils and rewards of self-discovery.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS

 

 

PRAISE FOR EARLIER LIZZIE McLANE NOVELS

The Secret of Me

“On rare occasions one reads a book that is just plain touching, pulling the reader in and allowing one to feel what the character feels. Here is such a book. . . . This tenderly written book . . . can be enjoyed by all.”

—VOYA

“Always honest and alive . . . a brave book.”

—Adam Bagdasarian

“Strong feelings are conveyed in few words. . . . A special book filled with insight.”

—Claire Rosser, KLIATT

“A sincere, at times poignant novel-in-verse reads like a memoir. . . . A first-rate offering.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

“Wonderfully written . . . no one will ever again wonder why adoptees long so fiercely to know their biological parentage.”

—Norma Fox Mazer

The Girl in the Mirror

“There is an honesty, a darkness, a steel fragility in these beautifully crafted words. I suspect there are few readers who would not be swept up in Lizzie’s destructive grief. Kearney fully engages the reader in this very fine coming-of-age novel.”

—Karen Hesse

“Lizzie is wise, insightful, creative, impossible not to invest in as she spirals down and then rebounds. . . . A beautifully wrought story with memorable characters and true-to-life issues.

—The Horn Book

“Honesty to the core . . . intense and personal.”

—Paula Fox