When the World Was Happy by Benjamin Alire Sáenz - ISBN: 9798347104055
Hardcover
Grief reshapes life, but love, humor, and hope endure.
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When the World Was Happy

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  • Hardcover

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2026

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Summary

A heartrending but uplifting tale of twins and their group of friends who are forced to navigate life, relationships, and grief after their world is turned upside down from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

CheChe knows that he and his twin sister Emma lead an unusual life. They enjoy spending time with their parents and grandparents, love to read, and don’t have a huge circle of friends—and they’re happy. Then, just a few months after …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798347104055
Author:Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:29 September 2026
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm x 27mm
About The Author

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. He was the first Hispanic winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and a recipient of the American Book Award for his books for adults.

He is the author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, which was a Printz Honor Book, the Stonewall Award winner, the Pura Belpré Award winner, the Lambda Literary Award winner, and a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, and its sequel, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World.

His first novel for teens, Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His second book for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye, won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, the Southwest Book Award, and was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age.

He lives in El Paso, Texas.

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