Best friends Luke and Toby have only ever had each other to rely on and they’ve always had one dream, to escape their dead end town. It’s their senior year and they’re counting down the days until they can leave. Luke has a full ride for wresting to a college in Iowa and it’s their ticket away from Luke’s neglectful Mom and Toby’s abusive Dad. But a few choices start them down divergent paths that will challenge everything they’ve always believed in, even their friendship.
We’ll Fly Away, is a story about their senior year of high school intertwined with letters Luke later writes to Toby, from death row. This story is about the things that define you - the choices you make and the people you love. It tells a story of friendship, love, abuse, neglect, and discovering how far you’ll go to protect the ones you love. This story is an emotional journey where you know the destination but not the path that leads you there.
Fans of Jason Reynolds and NPR’s podcast Serial do not want to miss this book.