A review by emjrasmussen
Goodbye from Nowhere by Sara Zarr

Sara Zarr is one of the most consistently excellent YA contemporary authors. She writes such wonderful, quietly lovely slice-of-life books that treat adolescents' family and friend relationships with such care and nuance. I've been reading her work since eighth grade, and I won't be stopping any time soon. I was also very pleasantly surprised that Emily is canonically aroace! Her identity doesn't play a major role in the story, but it's well-executed casual representation that intrinsically impacts her characterization.