What Comes After
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- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2025
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Mari Novak is dead-and her problems don’t end there. For Fans of The Good Place.
Mari never gave much thought to the afterlife before her untimely demise, but she certainly didn’t think it would be an experimental wellness enclave called Paradise Gate-a place where the newly dead go to sort out the unfinished business of their lives. She also didn’t think the biggest problem to plague her in life would follow her into the great beyond- her also recently deceased mothe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780399545283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 039954528X |
| Author: | Katie Bayerl |
| Publisher: | Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Imprint: | Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 465g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 148mm x 33mm |
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Praise for What Comes After:“A teenage girl who’s used to fending for herself dies on her way to the SATs and realizes that her life has only just begun…An intriguing examination of the things that keep us trapped—postmortem or otherwise.”—Kirkus Reviews“Biting social commentary meets legitimate spiritual contemplations in this snarky but ultimately hopeful take on what happens after we bite the big one… Mari makes a flawed, sympathetic character with which to ponder these contemplations, with her healthy dose of skepticism and strong voice…This has obvious appeal to fans of The Good Place.”—BCCB Reviews“Readers will be hooked by the mystery; they’ll enjoy this different take on life and death and Mari’s unconventional experience in the afterlife.”—School Library Journal“This innovative and existential novel by Bayerl (A Psalm for Lost Girls)—reminiscent of The Good Place—offers raw, realistic insights into Mari and her mother’s troubled relationship.—Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Katie Bayerl
When Katie Bayerl isn’t penning stories, she can be found dancing, writing about social causes, or herding a trio of (mostly well-behaved) cats. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is on the creative writing faculty at Grub Street. Katie lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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