Girl on the Line

A story that begins where too many others end, this stunninglywritten and unflinchingly authentic #ownvoices tale of love, loss, and hopewill touch fans of All the Bright Places and Girl in Pieces.

Life's tough when you didn't expect to be living it. But now that Journey has a future, she apparently also hasto figure out what that future's supposed to look like.

Some days the pain feels as fresh as that day: the day sheattempted suicide. Her parents don't know how to speak to her. Her best friendcracks all the wrong jokes. Her bipolar II disorder feels like it swallows hercompletely.

But other days--they feel like revelations. Like meeting the dazzlingEtta, a city college student who is a world unto herself. Or walking into theoffice of the volunteer hotline, and discovering a community as simultaneouslystrong and broken as she is.

Or uncovering the light within herself that she didn't knowexisted.

Praise for Faith Gardner's The Second Life of Ava Rivers:

"A beautiful, moving, and thoughtful story about how farwe're willing to go for family." --Kathleen Glasgow, NewYork Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces

"This remarkable novel reproduces the personaland family trauma associated with the loss and recovery of a missing child. The Second Life of Ava Rivers is an enthralling tale." --Voice of YouthAdvocates (VOYA) (starred review)

"Gardner's unforgettable voice blends JodiPicoult's emotional, ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with MindyMcGinnis's unflinchingly honest protagonists." --Booklist (starredreview)

"Gardner brings a unique tenderness focused on the human dynamicsof creating family and individual identity in the face of tragedy." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starredreview)

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.