Every Borrowed Beat
$26.50
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
10 March 2026
Summary
This emotional YA romance tackles heart failure, survivor’s guilt, and the impossible question: how do you live fully when your life was saved by someone else’s loss?
Sydney Wells should have died. She was supposed to die.
She never expected, after years of waiting, to receive a heart transplant. Now, seventeen-year-old Sydney doesn’t know what to do with her life. Her daily routine consisted of staying indoors, eating heart-healthy foods, and posting about h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593710692 |
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| ISBN-10: | 059371069X |
| Author: | Erin Stewart |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Delacorte Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 10 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 283g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
Critics Review
★ “[A]n incredibly emotional story….With its perfect blend of chronic illness representation, mental health exploration, and romance, this is sure to appeal to fans of books like John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars or Shannon Takaoka’s Everything I Thought I Knew; it’s a standout addition to the genre.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“A luminous, brilliant meditation on living that will burrow deep into your heart and stay there. This is an emotional and riveting must-read and if you aren’t already a fan of Erin Stewart, you will be after finishing Every Borrowed Beat.” —Kathleen Glasgow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces
“Stewart….poignantly explores the occasionally brutal realities of organ donation and transplant for patients and their families, particularly survivor’s guilt and grief….heart-wrenching and heartwarming.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Readers looking for a poignant yet funny love story will find it here.” —Booklist
“Stewart explores the experience of learning how to begin again in this sincere portrayal of life, loss, and first love.” —Publishers Weekly
Erin Stewart
Erin Stewart grew up in Virginia and now makes her home in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and their three children. Erin loves using her background in journalism to research and write fiction based on real life. A heart failure survivor and adoptive mother, she believes life throws plot twists and people in our path for a reason–always. She is the author of the acclaimed YA novels Scars Like Wings and The Words We Keep.
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