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There Will Come a Time Kindle Edition

by Carrie Arcos (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
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Mark grapples with the loss of his twin sister in this heart-wrenching novel of grief and resilience from National Book Award finalist Carrie Arcos.

Mark knows grief. Ever since the accident that killed his twin sister, Grace, the only time he feels at peace is when he visits the bridge where she died. Comfort is fleeting, but it’s almost within reach when he’s standing on the wrong side of the suicide bars. Almost.

Grace’s best friend, Hanna, says she understands what he’s going through. But she doesn’t. She can’t. It’s not just the enormity of his loss. As her twin, Mark should have known Grace as well as he knows himself. Yet when he reads her journal, it’s as if he didn’t know her at all.

As a way to remember Grace, Hanna convinces Mark to complete Grace’s bucket list from her journal. Mark’s sadness, anger, and his growing feelings for Hanna threaten to overwhelm him. But Mark can’t back out. He made a promise to honor Grace—and it’s his one chance to set things right.
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    321 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  5. Publication date
    April 15, 2014
  6. Grade level
    9 and up
  7. File size
    2633 KB
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Gr 9 Up—Mark's grief after the death of his twin sister, Grace, is so intense that he has trouble functioning. Aside from missing her desperately—if your twin dies, are you still a twin?, he wonders—he blames himself for choosing that route to drive, for not being able to avoid the car that hit theirs. The only thing that makes him feel better is visiting the bridge where she died, though he's at least self-aware enough to know that it isn't healthy. When Grace's best friend, Hanna, suggests that the two of them work together to complete Grace's list of things to do this year, which includes such terrifying entries as learning to surf and performing spoken word at a club, he agrees as a way to honor his sister. But his growing feelings for Hanna complicate matters, especially since he has a long way to go before he learns to forgive the other driver—or himself. The protagonist is of Filipino descent, though his culture is not a focal point of the narrative. Libraries looking to diversify their collections might want to pick this up, as will those looking for thoughtful, character-driven stories.—Stephanie Klose, School Library Journal

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Libraries looking to diversify their collections might want to pick this up, as will those looking for thoughtful, character-driven stories.--Stephanie Klose "School Library Journal "

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FNVSPNK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 15, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2633 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 39 ratings

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Carrie Arcos

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Carrie Arcos writes young adult fiction. Her debut novel, Out of Reach, was a 2012 National Book Award finalist for young people’s literature. She lives in Los Angeles, CA with her family. Visit her at carriearcos.com.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Betsy
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to read, but worth it
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021
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Everyone loses people they love, unless they die very young. People say “time heals all wounds”—but in my experience it doesn’t. You have to find a way to keep living, but you carry the pain, the loss, always.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This book definitely is a must read
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014
From the front cover of THERE WILL COME A TIME by Carrie Arcos, all one can see is the dark blues and blacks of the façade of a bridge and a lone street lamp. It looks a bit ominous. The back cover informs us that Mark Santos is the survivor of a horrible car accident that claimed the life of his twin sister. The novel picks up at the start of his senior year as he struggles to come to terms with Grace’s death. In an attempt to honor her, Mark and Grace’s best friend, Hanna, decide to complete a list the she made --- five things to do before the end of the year.

At first, I was afraid to read the novel because I sometimes feel that novels about grief can be oppressive. I am the type of reader to get so wrapped up in a character that I’m easily swayed by the emotions and impressions in the pages and the words stir up things I sometimes want to forget. I think Mark might feel the same. And I think we would both be wrong. Emotions deserve to be felt and acknowledged, especially where feelings of mourning are concerned. I’m so glad I read this novel and journeyed with Mark through the stages of grief. THERE WILL COME A TIME is an extremely evocative experience, and one that should be shared. This book definitely is a must read.

THERE WILL COME A TIME is a simple read, one that could be devoured in an afternoon if not for the heaviness of the content. Arcos lulls the reader with Mark’s first person point of view and matter-of-fact prose and then stuns with beautiful lines that really shine. I don’t like folding down the corners of pages but for this book, I made an exception --- I just kept coming across really lovely sentences and passages. One such passage was from early on in the book: “Ghosts are just pieces of memory. They haunt us because we don’t want to forget. We are the ghost makers. We take fragments of the dead and project them onto shadows and sounds, trying to make sense of loss by assigning it a new shape.” Such a lovely passage.

The structure of the book is also wonderful. It centers around Mark and his friends completing the list, with each point on the list anchoring the rest of the novel. It allows readers to learn as much about the girl at the heart of the novel as the characters she left behind. I believe it was a true representation of grief and its stages, as Mark grew angry, melancholy, and then started to heal.

I also enjoyed the supporting characters. Hanna was a wonderful companion to Mark. She too dealt with her own grief in a realistic way but still managed to seem independent of Mark. The Santos family was also written authentically. I felt the family working towards becoming whole again after losing one of their brightest members; I felt their frustration and hurt as Mark struggled, and I cheered with them when they came together at the end.

Before reading THERE WILL COME A TIME, I had been making my way through the most recent sci-fi young adult books. This book was a welcome change and not in the way I had originally expected. I think contemporary novels like this one are important because they speak truths and offer representation of everyday things that regular people experience. Every so often it’s refreshing to read about a character like Mark and about his situation. No matter how painful, it offers a cathartic release.

Reviewed by Brianna Robinson
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2014
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This is one book that’s a must read. One to take your time and soak in the works, the pain and the nuances. There is so much pain, hurt and anger and you can feel it oozing out of each page. The loss of a loved one is painful and each pain is different for each loss suffered, a mother, father, sibling friend, grandparents and a child, but a twin, it’s like losing half of yourself.

Mark Santos lost his twin sister, Grace, in a car accident and blames himself because she died and he lived. Survivors guilt is what it’s called and made worse because Mark was driving, even though he didn’t cause the wreck. He went to a therapist but sometimes it takes time and a lot of people to heal the pain and grief that’s wreaking havoc in Mark’s mind and body.

Hanna was Grace’s best friend and lives in the house across the street from the Santos family. After Grace’s death it seems that the pain and hurt of their loss brought them together. They’d meet at the bridge, take walks and just set outside Mark’s house.

Mark’s anger is out of control and when someone mentions Grace’s name, fight or flight kicks in and most of the time it’s fight that wins out. Grieving takes certain avenues for different people and when Grace’s personal effects arrive at the house, it just might be what it takes to get Mark on the path of healing.

This was a beautifully executed story and you can feel the pain and the hurt of this family and you can see when the cracks are starting to fill in and the healing finally begins. You can see the grief of the father for the death of a daughter and watching life slowing and ebbing out of his son, the step-mother who loved them both but knows exactly what to say and when to say it and you have friends who include you in so that you can forget the pain if only for a moment and then you have those in a group who have been where Mark is at now to help guide him and listen when the pain is too much to bear.

This story broke my heart, I could feel the pain of Mark, his family and the friends. Letting something go is so hard and I just wanted to reach him and fix it all but that is what makes this book so great. It makes you want to be involved, makes you feel and it even makes your heartbreak and cry. I loved this book.

*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
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