![]() ![]() MacGregor likely poured many of their own lived experiences into The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, especially concerning autism. Author Maya MacGregor shares many of Sam’s identities they are both nonbinary, queer and autistic. When Sam starts receiving threatening notes, they know they’re on the path to uncovering a murderer. But are they digging through the past or digging their own future grave? – (from the publisher) Representation galore!įor lack of a better term, this is undoubtedly an #ownvoices novel. ![]() Sam can’t resist trying to find out more about the kid who died and who now seems to guide their investigation. Yet the past keeps roaring back - in Sam’s memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicious death that took place in Sam’s new home. They’re certain they don’t have much time left …īut Sam’s life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, their next-door neighbor. Now, as Sam’s own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives - of kids who died before they turned nineteen. ![]() Thank you to Penguin Random House / NetGalley for a copy of The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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