New YA: best books for young adults 2017
The hottest new YA – from Philip Pullman to John Green, gifts to guilty pleasures – we've rounded up the best books for young adults
Ann Brashares, author of 2000's bestseller The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, returns with The Whole Thing. The story follows best pals, Ray and Sasha, who share a quasi-imaginary friend relationship – they occupy a room on alternating weeks and have never met.
Their unique situation is a result of their parents' failed marriage. During their divorce, the parents couldn't agree on who got the house. Their innovative compromise was to share, each living there on alternating weeks.
Even after remarrying and having Sasha and Ray respectively, this arrangement persists.
Despite existing in almost parallel worlds, Sasha and Ray build a friendship through email and notes left in their rooms. This allows Brashares to explore the power of friendship and family in her typical style, telling a story that is hilarious as it is heartbreaking.
