You'd Be Home Now
by Kathleen Glasgow
★ Top 25 book of 2021 · #17 on Best Books of 2021
After a car accident exposes her brother Joey's drug habit, Emory must figure out who she is beyond what her town expects. Glasgow explores the opioid crisis and how it reaches families and communities.
Best for: Teen readers wanting an emotional story about family, addiction, and identity
You'd Be Home Now is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar.
What You'd Be Home Now is about
Emory is starting her junior year in Mill Haven, a mill town still shaken by a car accident that happened four months ago. She and her older brother Joey were in the car, and Candy MontClaire died. The crash also exposed how deep Joey's drug habit had gone. Now he is home from rehab, though no one is sure he is truly better.
Emory has been given a label everywhere she turns. In town she is the rich one, descended from the mill's founder. At school she is hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. At home she is the good one, which mostly means she keeps an eye on Joey. As she watches the boy next door and the addicts who linger at the edges of town, the story asks what is left of a family when the labels fall away. It is a raw, emotional read that leans toward hope, and it suits readers who want a story about grief, siblings and learning to love people as they actually are.
You'd Be Home Now on the Best Books of 2021
You'd Be Home Now came out in 2021. Of the 59 books first published in 2021 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 2021 list.
Why it made the list: 596 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (12 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2021 list
- Heartstopper, Volume Five Alice Oseman, #15
- Once Upon a Broken Heart Stephanie Garber, #16
- Think Again Adam Grant, #18
- The Hating Game Sally Thorne, #19
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 557 want to read it, 16 are reading it now and 23 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 12 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 69 | 55% |
| Reader love | 69 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 58 | 20% |
Questions about You'd Be Home Now
When was You'd Be Home Now published?
You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow was first published in 2021.
Was You'd Be Home Now one of the best books of 2021?
You'd Be Home Now is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar. 596 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (12 ratings).
Why is You'd Be Home Now on the Best Books of 2021 list?
596 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (12 ratings).
More of the best books of 2021
- The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood, #1
- Twisted Games Ana Huang, #2
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, #3
- As Good as Dead Holly Jackson, #4
- You've Reached Sam Dustin Thao, #5
- Twisted Love Ana Huang, #6
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