About the book, The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent 
- Genre: YA / Contemporary / Suicide & Family Issues
- Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab
- Date of Publication: March 7, 2023
- Length: Print – 352 pages / Audio – 9 hours, 11 minutes
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Eighteen-year-old Del is in a healthier place than she was a year and a half ago: She’s sober, getting treatment for her depression and anxiety, working in her Aunt Fran’s San Francisco art gallery, and volunteering at a suicide-prevention hotline. Her own suicide attempt is in the past and living with her beloved aunt has helped her see a future for herself.
But when Aunt Fran is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Del’s equilibrium is shattered. She struggles to help care for her aunt—while also dealing with a crush, her looming first semester at college, and her shifts at the crisis line. After Aunt Fran asks for her help with a mind-boggling final request, Del must confront her own demons and rethink everything she thought she knew about life and death.
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About the author, Ann Jacobus
Ann Jacobus is the author of YA novels The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent and Romancing the Dark in the City of Light. She earned an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has published articles, essays, short fiction, and poems. She teaches writing and presents at workshops and conferences. A former suicide crisis line counselor, she’s a mental health advocate and speaks to teens about writing and suicide prevention both. Born in Texas and a life-long Tex-Mex addict, she and her family divide their time between California and Massachusetts.
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Track List:
“September” by Earth, Wind, & Fire
“(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco” by Tony Bennett
“Intoxicated” (radio edit) by Martin Solveig, Good Times Ahead
“Shower the People” by James Taylor
“Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
“Imagine” by Jack Johnson
“Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum
“Stayin Alive” by Bee Gees
“That’s the Way of the World” by Earth, Wind & Fire
“Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind & Fire; The Emotions
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Johann Sebastian Bach, Leon Fleisher
“Dream On” by Aerosmith
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult
“Amazing Grace” by Carrie Underwood
“I’m Always Drunk in San Francisco” by Cosmo Alleycats
“Save Me, San Francisco” by Train
“Clocks” by Coldplay
“Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)” by Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
“The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis & The News
“We Found Love” by Rihanna, Calvin Harris
“How Deep Is Your Love” by Bee Gees
“How Deep Is Your Love” by Calvin Harris, Disciples
“Texas (When I Die)” by Tanya Tucker
Giveaway
TWO WINNERS:
Each receives a signed hardcover copy + San Francisco swag
(US only; ends midnight, CDT, 10/6/23)
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