Aftercare Instructions: A Novel

by Bonnie Pipkin Narrated by Bonnie Pipkin

Overview

This program is read by the author

"As narrator, Bonnie Pipkin's flat affect and deliberate pacing are wholly appropriate to Gen's struggles with loss and her search for stability and love...Pipkin's sincere connection to the story brings additional depth to her reading of this journey from despair to hope." - AudioFile Magazine

Everyone is raving about Aftercare Instructions, Bonnie Pipkin's electric, format-crushing debut about furious friendship, crazy love, and unexpected hope:

“Important, fierce. Pipkin stole my heart with this book.” -A.S. King, author of Still Life with Tornado
“Mighty, innovative, and nearly impossible to put down.” -David Arnold, author of Kids of Appetite
“An illuminating, beautiful portrait.” -Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces
“A riveting novel as powerful as it is essential.” -Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire

“Troubled.” That's seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small New Jersey town. She finds refuge and stability in her relationship with her boyfriend, Peter-until he abandons her at a Planned Parenthood clinic during their appointment to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The betrayal causes Gen to question everything.

As Gen pushes herself forward to find her new identity without Peter, she must also confront her most painful memories. Through the lens of an ongoing four act play within the novel, the fantasy of their undying love unravels line by line, scene by scene. Digging deeper into her past while exploring the underground theater world of New York City, she rediscovers a long forgotten dream. But it's when Gen lets go of her history, the one she thinks she knows, that she's finally able to embrace the complicated, chaotic true story of her life, and take center stage.

Aftercare Instructions, a debut audiobook full of heart and hope, follows Gen on a big-hearted journey from dorm rooms to diners to underground theaters-and ultimately, right into listeners' hearts.

Editorial Reviews

SEPTEMBER 2017 - AudioFile

Listeners meet Genesis, who is almost 18, as she leaves the clinic where she has just had an abortion. Abandoned by her boyfriend, who was supposed to wait for her, Gen must fend for herself, as she has done since her father’s death several years earlier and her mother’s subsequent descent into inconsolable grief. As narrator, Bonnie Pipkin’s flat affect and deliberate pacing are wholly appropriate to Gen’s struggles with loss and her search for stability and love. Divided into first-person monologues and flashbacks crafted as scenes from a play, this is sometimes a challenging listen, but perseverance pays off in compelling characters and honest emotions. Pipkin’ s sincere connection to the story brings additional depth to her reading of this journey from despair to hope. S.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

Sensitive, big hearted, engrossing...packs a big emotional punch.” —Publishers Weekly

“An incredibly honest and empathetic debut.” —ALA Booklist

“A new voice in contemporary fiction introduces a cast of characters and a story line that will stick with readers long after they are done. Purchase where contemporary YA fiction authors like Rainbow Rowell and John Green are popular.” —School Library Journal

“Important subject matter, fierce writing. Pipkin stole my heart with this book.” —A.S. King

“With Aftercare Instructions, Bonnie Pipkin offers a mighty, innovative, and (often painfully) real debut. Its construction—the present day in prose, the backstory in screenplay—amps up the ticking clock, making it nearly impossible to put down. Readers may experience joy, heartache, and everything in between.” —David Arnold

“Aftercare Instructions is an illuminating, beautiful portrait of a brave girl with a brave heart. Moving, authentic, timely.” —Kathleen Glasgow

“A raw, riveting story of love and family and the strength to stay standing when both begin to crumble. Bonnie Pipkin never flinches, and the result is a novel as powerful as it is essential.” —Robin Wasserman

“Bonnie Pipkin presents more than a novel, but a confident and exciting writing career.” —Rita Williams-Garcia

“Aftercare Instructions is a heart wrenching story that will touch and resonate with so many young adult readers.” —An Na

SEPTEMBER 2017 - AudioFile

Listeners meet Genesis, who is almost 18, as she leaves the clinic where she has just had an abortion. Abandoned by her boyfriend, who was supposed to wait for her, Gen must fend for herself, as she has done since her father’s death several years earlier and her mother’s subsequent descent into inconsolable grief. As narrator, Bonnie Pipkin’s flat affect and deliberate pacing are wholly appropriate to Gen’s struggles with loss and her search for stability and love. Divided into first-person monologues and flashbacks crafted as scenes from a play, this is sometimes a challenging listen, but perseverance pays off in compelling characters and honest emotions. Pipkin’ s sincere connection to the story brings additional depth to her reading of this journey from despair to hope. S.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171867515
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

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