Nothing but Life

After surviving a school shooting, a teen struggles with violence towards his peers and why he still loves his stepfather who committed the shooting Gun violence is a pressing issue in the U.S., with 94 school shootings in 2018, the highest on record Magical realism permeates the otherwise realistic narrative; Dills can hear his stepfather's voice even though he's far away Author has two previous coming-of-age novels for adults, award-winning Saints, Unexpected, and Boy; this is his YA debut