Samantha "Sam" and her best friend Reagan may only be starting their freshman year, but they are going to take the high school basketball team by storm. A powerful pair on the court, they have promised each other that the high school gym will be their stage and they will perform like no others.
After a summer pickup game, Reagan decides to stay and play with a group of guys. Sam reminds her they have already been playing for a while and they should probably head home. Reagan brushes off Sam's warning and heads back to the court. That's the last time Sam sees Reagan alive. A rare, undiagnosed heart condition causes Reagan to collapse in the middle of the game. She never recovers.
Sam's life comes to a screeching halt. She can't imagine continuing on after the loss of her friend. There's no way she can play basketball again. Going to school is torture. It's like half of her is missing. It isn't until she meets a boy dressed all in black who refuses to answer the geometry teacher's questions that things start to look better for Sam.
Author Maura Ellen Stokes's book FADEAWAY explores friendship and loss, and what it takes to keep going even when life seems determined to take everything away. This new release will tug at your heart at the same time it offers hope and recovery.
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