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by Camryn Garrett (Author)
"A raw, beautiful story about surviving the impossible and learning how to move forward . . ." --Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Sunbearer Trials
When her mother refuses entry to a stranger named Richard at her father's funeral, 17-year-old Mira Howard doesn't understand why. But snooping through her father's things reveals that Richard was her father's boyfriend--a boyfriend she never knew about. In fact, Mira never even knew for sure that her dad was gay. Hoping to feel more connected to her late father, Mira reaches out to Richard without telling her mom, who is still angry from the divorce. As Mira and Richard become closer, Mira gains more and more insight into the side of her father that she never got to see. Grieving that she never got to connect with her dad about their shared queerness, Mira asks that Richard teach her "how to be queer" while she navigates a new crush on her co-worker, which brings her out of her diary and into the real world. But as Mira grows more confident in herself, she finds it hard to keep her relationship with Richard a secret, questioning why her family never talked about her father's sexuality in the first place. Soon Mira has to decide if she wants to keep the peace or honor her father's memory by being her truest self. An epistolary novel told through diary entries, text messages, and book reviews, IN BETWEEN DAYS is a story about queerness, grief, and families--both ones we are born into and ones we create.Author Biography
Camryn Garrett is an NAACP Image Award-nominated author and filmmaker. Her first novel, Full Disclosure, received rave reviews from outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, The Today Show, and The Guardian. Her second novel, Off the Record, received three starred reviews. Her third novel, Friday I'm in Love, was an IndieNext Pick and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Her debut middle-grade novel, The Forgotten Summer of Seneca, published by Abrams, was featured on The Today Show. Her work has been translated into nine languages. Camryn is also interested in filmmaking and has written and directed several short films.
