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    "description": "<p><span>Justin A. Reynolds, author of&nbsp;Opposite of Always,&nbsp;delivers another smart, funny, and powerful stand-alone YA contemporary novel, with a speculative twist in which Jamal&rsquo;s best friend is brought back to life after a freak accident . . . but they only have a short time together before he will die again.<br /><br />Jamal&rsquo;s best friend, Q, doesn&rsquo;t know he&rsquo;s about to die . . . again.<br /><br />He also doesn&rsquo;t know that Jamal tried to save his life, rescuing him from drowning only to watch Q die later in the hospital. Even more complicated, Jamal and Q haven&rsquo;t been best friends in two years&mdash;not since Jamal&rsquo;s parents died in a car accident, leaving him and his sister to carry on without them. Grief swallowed Jamal whole, and he blamed Q for causing the accident.<br /><br />But what if Jamal could have a second chance? An impossible chance that would grant him the opportunity to say goodbye to his best friend? A new health-care technology allows Q to be reanimated&mdash;brought back to life like the old Q again. But there&rsquo;s a catch: Q will only reanimate for a short time before he dies . . . forever.<br /><br />Jamal is determined to make things right with Q, but grief is hard to shake. And he can&rsquo;t tell Q why he&rsquo;s suddenly trying to be friends with him again. Because Q has no idea that he died, and Q&rsquo;s mom is not about to let anyone ruin the miracle by telling him. How can Jamal fix his friendship with Q if he can&rsquo;t tell him the truth?</span><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>",
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