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What if a message someone sends you today is the last you’ll ever receive from them? Would you respond differently, or even at all, if you knew that the end of a friendship, a brutal breakup, or worse might be coming, and that this might be your only chance?
The collection The Last Message Received includes over a hundred final text messages, social media posts, emails, and more. Adapted from the popular Tumblr The Last Message Received—followed by more than 85,000 people and selected as a finalist for the Shorty Award—the Last Message Received book features sudden endings and the type of loss that will inspire readers to reflect on what’s essential in their own lives and the importance of celebrating the people they love every day.
Includes exclusive content not available on Tumblr!
"The emotional gravitas on display is not to be denied." —Kirkus
"Readers will return to this volume again and again, especially those in need of a bit of reassurance about the world." —SLJ
Praise for the Tumblr The Last Message Received
“The Last Message Received Tumblr will break your heart.” —Refinery 29
“Get some tissues. Scratch that. Get all the tissues.” —Cosmopolitan
“It’s moving to see that other people have been through similar situations, and let’s face it, we’ve all received messages that we can’t stop thinking about.” —Teen Vogue
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Release date
January 10, 2017 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780399557781
- File size: 6 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 690
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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November 15, 2016
An anthology of final communications.Ruminating over the unpredictability and fragility of life, Trunko, the teenage creator of both the titular Tumblr and its sister site, Dear My Blank, sought submissions from the world at large to share their last interactions from meaningful relationships. Breezy breakup texts ("Please stop using my Netflix") share space with heartbreaking messages, such as one that preceded an unexpected death ("miss u like crazy glue lol") and the ominous and affecting last words before taking one's life ("I'm so sorry. Don't follow me"). This collection hauls its readers across an emotional spectrum. Utilizing a variety of typefaces and accompanied by complementary doodles, the messages are followed by expository explanations spanning pithy to page-length. Unlike Dear My Blank (2016), which was organized into categories, this companion is more loosely grouped, moving quickly and quietly back and forth between the mundane and the grave. Following the messages are anonymous comments that share how reading these pieces may have affected their contributors' lives and decisions. Since such serious topics as suicide, depression, and grief are covered, backmatter resources are particularly welcome; these include hotlines, websites, and books. The emotional gravitas on display is not to be denied. (Nonfiction. 13 & up)COPYRIGHT(2016) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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January 1, 2017
Gr 8 Up-Trunko started the titular Tumblr account as a way to provide a platform for those dealing with loss. Users submit to Trunko the last messages they received from or sent to a person of significance. These messages are often fraught with emotion and explore subjects such as suicide, lost love, divorce, and death. Though most entries are brief, they are a powerful exercise in how to convey a complex backstory in only a few choice words-a number of great creative writing prompts and lessons can be mined from this collection. A variety of fonts and font sizes are used throughout, along with Ingram's illustrations, making for a visually pleasing and vibrant reading experience. VERDICT Readers will return to this volume again and again, especially those in need of a bit of reassurance about the world.-Elizabeth Kahn, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, Avondale, LA
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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July 1, 2017
In Blank, entries from a Tumblr featuring anonymously submitted, unsent letters are organized in categories ("Dear Me," "Love," "Loss," "Thank You," among others); unfortunately, many letters, while relatable, are clichid. Message is a less-organized compilation of submissions to another Tumblr focusing on people's experiences with "last words." In both browsable novelty books, doodlelike illustrations sometimes compete with the entries' emotional resonance.(Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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