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Everything's Not Lost

by Frederick Joseph

Grief, friendship, and the search for normalcy

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Grief, friendship, and the search for normalcy

Ella Washington is sixteen, Black, and living with bipolar disorder when her sister’s unexpected death changes the shape of daily life. As she faces grief, loneliness, and hostility at school, art, new friendships, and her sister’s memory become part of her effort to find a way forward. The novel brings together bereavement and mental illness with questions of happiness and forgiveness, while keeping friendship and creative expression in view. Its focus on a teenager navigating loss gives those themes a specific young-adult context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fiction about grief and bereavement.
  • Readers seeking stories centered on Black teenage characters and mental health.
  • Readers interested in friendship, art, and forgiveness as parts of life after loss.

Themes

Grief and bereavementBipolar disorder and mental healthFriendshipArt and creative expressionHappiness and forgiveness

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Book overview

A heart-wrenching yet vividly hopeful novel about a Black girl's struggle to find the quiet beauty in life and friendship amid the chaos of grief and mental illness by New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestselling author Frederick Joseph.

"Frederick is such a grounded and beautiful voice of not just this moment but all the moments. Everything's Not Lost cements him firmly as a much needed and stunning voice inside the world of YA literature." --Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award

As a sixteen-year-old Black girl with bipolar disorder, Ella Washington has plenty stacked against her. But following her beloved sister's unexpected death and its turbulent aftermath, Ella is desperate to find any sense of normalcy. Worse still, someone at her school is determined to drive her deeper into despair.

It feels nearly impossible to find her way out of the fog of grief and loneliness, but through her love of art, some unlikely new friends, and the memory of her sister, Ella slowly learns that the pursuit of happiness and forgiveness is an endeavor that is more than worthwhile.

Told in Frederick Joseph's perceptive and lyrical voice, Everything's Not Lost is an achingly relatable story about finding points of light even in the darkest of times.
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