Kate’s 2¢: “When you were everything” by Ashley Woodfolk

“When you were everything” by Ashley Woodfolk

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Well, this story certainly includes diversity: White, Blacks, Asians, one from India; lesbian teen couple, gay teen couple, straight teen couple; a speech disability, and a plethora of other characters.

   The narrative arc uses a dual time-line that, successfully, keeps the suspense going as to why the girls were bff’s until they weren’t.

   While I don’t like potty-mouth in stories for teens, Imani Parks did a good job of reading this story for the NLS.

   I like the idea of a NYC charter school that stresses Shakespeare, English, and the higher sciences and mathematics. I even like the idea of school uniforms, so the students don’t have to compete over outfits. The school’s discipline was a bit lax, though. Cell phones shouldn’t be used during class nor ‘making out’ in the stairwells.

www.ashleywoodfolk.com

Ashley Woodfolk graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in English and her life-long love of books led her straight to the publishing industry. She’s a member of the CBC Diversity Committee and markets books for children and teens. In her abundance of “spare” time, she writes contemporary YA.

   She wrote her first novel, The Beauty That Remains, from a sunny Brooklyn apartment where she lives with her cute husband, her cuter dog, and the cutest baby in the world: her son Niko. When You Were Everything is her second novel.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

When you were everything DB98927

Woodfolk, Ashley. Reading time: 10 hours, 19 minutes.

Read by Imani Parks.

Human Relations

Young Adult

In New York City, follows the breakup of teenaged best friends Cleo and Layla, told in alternating timelines. Strong language. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2019.

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