Maybe Were Electric, Val Emmich
Maybe Were Electric, Val Emmich
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Maybe We're Electric

Author: Val Emmich

Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/21/2021


Synopsis

From Val Emmich, the bestselling author of Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel, comes a deeply affecting story of two teens who find themselves thrown together overnight during a snowstorm and discover a surprising connection—perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, David Arnold, and Robin Benway.

Tegan Everly is quiet. Known around school simply as the girl with the hand, she's usually only her most outspoken self with her friend Neel, and right now they're not exactly talking. When Tegan is ambushed by her mom with a truth she can't face, she flees home in a snowstorm, finding refuge at a forgotten local attraction—the tiny Thomas Edison museum.

She's not alone for long. In walks Mac Durant. Striking, magnetic, a gifted athlete, Mac Durant is the classmate adored by all. Tegan can't stand him. Even his name sounds fake. Except the Mac Durant she thinks she knows isn't the one before her now—this Mac is rattled and asking her for help.

Over one unforgettable night spent consuming antique records and corner-shop provisions, Tegan and Mac cast aside their public personas and family pressures long enough to forge an unexpectedly charged bond and—in the very spot in New Jersey that inspired Edison's boldest creations—totally reinvent themselves. But could Tegan's most shameful secret destroy what they've built?

Emotionally vivid and endlessly charming, Maybe We're Electric is an artfully woven meditation on how pain can connect us—we can carry it alone in darkness or share the burden and watch the world light up again.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Janet | purrfectpages on November 25, 2021

Ok, so I’m definitely dating myself here, but does anyone remember the movie Career Opportunities from the late 80s? In the film, a nerdish guy and a beautiful girl get locked in a Target overnight where they form an unexpected bond. (It also happens to be the first time I ever heard of a Target, bu......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on September 23, 2021

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of MAYBE WE’RE ELECTRIC by Val Emmich in exchange for my honest review.*** Two very different high school students, both running from family issues, spend the night in a Thomas Edison museum. Teagan was born with a deformed hand, what her p......more

Goodreads review by caroline on April 24, 2022

I have completely mixed feelings about this book. This review has possible spoilers? I guess it depends on how you look at it so I did add the spoiler warning just in case :) The first half was completely terrible. The main character, Tegan, was absolutely insufferable. She bit someone who she barely......more

Goodreads review by Alba Amor por los libros on December 13, 2021

Tal vez somos eléctricos ha sido una historia súper tierna sobre superación personal, sobre el duelo y también sobre la familia, la amistad y el amor. Todo ello con un tono súper bonito y cuidado, sin caer mucho en el drama por el drama y que me deja con un sabor de boca muy bonito y con el corazón......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 10, 2022

On the snowy night Tegan lets herself into the Edison museum to escape her home situation, she doesn't expect Mac Durant to also show up. Mac's the popular golden boy type, and Tegan hasn't felt "normal" since she realized how her physical differences set her apart. But Mac doesn't act like Tegan is......more


Quotes

"A poignant, gemlike novel about grief, regret, and loneliness. Tegan's story is emotionally vivid, poetically crafted, and utterly moving."—Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times-bestselling author of Girl In Pieces

"Val Emmich's Maybe We're Electric is a beautifully rendered portrait of two complicated teens who find the secrets to unlocking their authentic selves through an unexpected connection. Written with tenderness and heart, this is a book that will light readers up."—Abdi Nazemian, author of Stonewall Honor book Like a Love Story

"Emmich captures the excruciating self-consciousness and lacerating self-talk of adolescence, magnified and relentlessly scrutinized through social media ... An immersive, compassionate tale about coming of age in a single night."—Booklist