We Are Not Alone
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Sam Kepler Greyson doesnβt want to be the βcancer kid.β After losing his best friend and fellow UFO enthusiast, Oscar, to brain cancer, Sam wants to focus on anything but his own cancerβmaybe even a normal year of middle school.
But whispers in the halls and lingering grief over Oscar make Samβs return much harder. To make matters worse, he is paired with popular girl Cat for a history project. Between Catβs icy attitude and troubling rumors that Sam lied about having cancer, nothing seems to be going well.
Things start to look up when Cat and Sam unexpectedly bond over the UFO obsession he once shared with Oscarβbut Sam isnβt sure heβs ready to open up to someone again. With the chance for a fresh start within reach, he worries that coming clean about his illness will only make Cat pity him. Hiding the truth also helps Sam avoid the biggest worry of all: What if his cancer comes back?
βBury writes about grief and being a survivor with honesty and humor in this captivating mystery that explores friendship and the power of believing.β βJennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of the Book Scavenger series and Sisterhood of Sleuths
βKatryn Bury is a master of middle grade voice. A powerful, heartfelt exploration of loss, grief, and friendship. I absolutely loved it.β βMicahel Leali, award-winning author of The Civil War of Amos Abernathy and Matteo
βA beautiful and original exploration of friendship and its power to make us more than just the sum of our parts. Funny, tender, and insightful, Samβs voice will stay with readers long after they turn the final page.β βAli Standish, award-winning author of The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall
βBury expertly balances humor and heartache as Samβs story explores grief, new friendships, and starting over, but it also celebrates enticing mysteries of the unknown in a way that is sure to engage readers. A quietly powerful novel.β βA. J. Sass, award-winning author of Ellen Outside the Lines and Ana on the Edge
"A moving, humorous exploration of friendship and trust." βKirkus Reviews
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Katryn Bury is the author of the critically acclaimed Drew Leclair mysteries. A lifelong true-crime nerd, she holds a bachelorβs degree in sociology/criminology. Katryn works with middle grade readers as a library technician by day and writes mysterious coming-of-age stories for those same readers by night. She lives in California with her family, along with a vast collection of pop-culture knickknacks and Nancy Drew books.
