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    The You I've Never Known
    The You I've Never Known
    The You I've Never Known
    Audiobook8 hours

    The You I've Never Known

    Written by Ellen Hopkins

    Narrated by Candace Thaxton, Rebekkah Ross and Kirby Heyborne

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    How do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? Find out in this “satisfied and moving story” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.

    For as long as she can remember, it’s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel’s mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them are, but Ariel is now seventeen and after years of new apartments, new schools, and new faces, all she wants is to put down some roots. Complicating things are Monica and Gabe, both of whom have stirred a different kind of desire.

    Maya’s a teenager who’s run from an abusive mother right into the arms of an older man she thinks she can trust. But now she’s isolated with a baby on the way, and life’s getting more complicated than Maya ever could have imagined.

    Ariel and Maya’s lives collide unexpectedly when Ariel’s mother shows up out of the blue with wild accusations: Ariel wasn’t abandoned. Her father kidnapped her fourteen years ago.

    In bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s deft hands, Ariel’s emotionally charged journey to find out the truth of who she really is balances beautifully with Maya’s story of loss and redemption. This is a memorable portrait of two young women trying to make sense of their lives and coming face to face with themselves—for both the last and the very first time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJan 24, 2017
    ISBN9781508236467
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    Ellen Hopkins

    Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit.

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    • 5/5
      WOW. That's was so well written and couldn't have ended in a more interesting way. I'd recommend not reading the synopsis first because I think it would have been much better if I hadn't - however a great read nonetheless!

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    • 3/5
      Gabe is such a well written character, Ariel was also in the beginning. But the lack of self awareness towards the end was kinda baffling. Since she’s overall very articulate about her feelings and actions. I’m overall happy with the way Monica is portrayed, she isn’t one dimensional and hothead. She’s not stereotyped.
    • 5/5
      Ellen is my favorite author. This one started out rather confusing as she usually gives each chatacter equal time in chapters. They way this came together was interesting and dramatic. Another great one!!
    • 3/5
      Whoever read it did a wonderful job but the audio cuts out for up to 30 seconds like 20-30 so times and at parts that are so important. While I loved the book I have never experienced this before with any other books so it was disappointing to have it happen to my favorite author