John Corey Whaley - Quodid

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John Corey Whaley (born January 19, 1984) is an American author of contemporary fiction novels for young adults. His debut Where Things Come Back won the Printz Award from the American Library Association in 2012, recognized as the year's "best book written for teens." His second novel, Noggin, was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was on Time Magazine's list of the 100 Best YA Books of All Time.

Quotes from John Corey Whaley

Your mind has a way of not letting you forget things you wish you could. Especially with people. Like, you'll always try your best to forget things that people say to you or about you, but you always remember. And you'll try to forget things you've seen that no one should see, but you just can't do it.

—John Corey Whaley in Where Things Come Back

memory people forgetting

In that moment I understood what they say about nostalgia, that no matter if you're thinking of something good or bad, it always leaves you a little emptier afterward.

—John Corey Whaley in Noggin

past thinking nostalgia reflection

I can't seem to be a pessimist long enough to overlook the possibility of things being overwhelmingly good.

—John Corey Whaley in Where Things Come Back

pessimism good possibility

Books

John Corey Whaley has the following books quoted on Quodid:

Where Things Come Back
Noggin