You've Reached Sam

Dustin Thao

Wednesday/St. Martin's, 2021

Agent: Thao Le

How do you move forward when everything you love in on the line?

Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out?move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend asummer in Japan.

But then Sam dies. And everything changes.

Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail.

And Sam picks up the phone.

In a miraculous turn of events, Julie’s been given a second chance at goodbye. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam’s voice makes her fall for him all over again, and with each call it becomes harder to let him go. However, keeping her otherworldly calls with Sam a secret isn’t easy, especially when Julie witnesses the suffering Sam’s family is going through. Unable to stand by the sidelines and watch their shared loved ones in pain, Julie is torn between spilling the truth about her calls with Sam and risking their connection and losing him forever.

Accolades:

New York Times Bestseller for over 37 weeks

Reviews:

"If you like your contemporaries with a tiny piece of magic, this emotional YA is perfect for you."
--BuzzFeed

You’ve Reached Sam is a hauntingly remarkable debut. Dustin Thao gently weaves grief, regret, second chances, and the honestly beautiful moments we carry from a first love. Every tear you will shed reading this book will be worth it."
--Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running With Lions