6/29/2023 0 Comments Opposite of always author![]() ![]() Not because she doesn’t reciprocate, but because she dies. His world is turned around completely, however, when he figures out that Kate is an “almost” as well. ![]() She is quirky, honest, and intriguing, everything about her makes Jack fall quickly and deeply. They bond at a party over their mutual love of cereal, leaving Jack immediately entranced. That is, until he meets Kate, a student at Whittier, the university he hopes to attend after he graduates. Reynolds does just that by writing a fun story with an intricate plot centered on an African-American boy desperately trying to save the life of a girl he “almost-loves.” Jack is the king of “almost” as he was almost valedictorian, an athlete, and even his best friend’s boyfriend. And I just think every kid deserves a book that looks like them,” Author Justin A. ![]() In the beginning of Opposite of Always, Jack King, the novel’s protagonist, mentions, “but there aren’t a lot of books about kids like me. ![]()
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