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Every Single Second Audiobook Summary

From acclaimed author Tricia Springstubb comes a poignant and topical middle grade novel about the effects of an accidental shooting on family, friendship, and community. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Holm and Rita Williams-Garcia.

Twelve-year-old Nella Sabatini’s life is changing too soon, too fast. Her best friend, Clem, doesn’t seem concerned; she’s busy figuring out the best way to spend the “leap second”–an extra second about to be added to the world’s official clock. The only person who might understand how Nella feels is Angela, but the two of them have gone from being “secret sisters” to not talking at all.

Then Angela’s idolized big brother makes a terrible, fatal mistake, one that tears apart their tight-knit community and plunges his family into a whirlwind of harsh publicity and judgment. In the midst of this controversy, Nella is faced with a series of startling revelations about her parents, friends, and neighborhood. As Angela’s situation becomes dangerous, Nella must choose whether to stand by or stand up. Her heart tries to tell her what to do, but can you always trust your heart? The clock ticks down, and in that extra second, past and present merge–the future will be up to her.

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Every Single Second Audiobook Narrator

Arielle DeLisle is the narrator of Every Single Second audiobook that was written by Tricia Springstubb

Tricia Springstubb is the author of the acclaimed middle grade novels What Happened on Fox Street and Mo Wren, Lost and Found as well as the picture book Phoebe & Digger. The mother of three grown daughters, she lives with her husband and cats in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. You can visit her online at www.triciaspringstubb.com.

About the Author(s) of Every Single Second

Tricia Springstubb is the author of Every Single Second

Subjects

The publisher of the Every Single Second is Balzer + Bray. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Family, General, Juvenile Fiction

Additional info

The publisher of the Every Single Second is Balzer + Bray. The imprint is Balzer + Bray. It is supplied by Balzer + Bray. The ISBN-13 is 9780062470133.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Emily

June 18, 2016

Every Single Second is a powerful book that stays with you long after the last page is read. The message readers walk away from this read is just what the title says, every single second matters. One decision can change everything. The main character Nella finds herself in the middle of a modern day account of a civil rights movement after a white man shoots a black man. She and her friend Angela work together to help the community come together rather than pull apart, choosing kindness and forgiveness rather than hate and retaliation. Such an important book to read in light of current events!

Marina

February 25, 2016

Definitely one of my favorite books so far this year. It was a really heartbreaking and believable portrayal of not only perceptions and prejudices, but of children who grow up and change and don't necessarily understand all of what's going on around them. I loved Nella very much even when I wanted to reach into the book and go NO THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING ON, and I might've cried at a couple places. Highly recommended!

Sherri

October 12, 2018

I loved this book. This was a new author for me but I will definitely try another.The story covered so many timely topics - racism, PTSD, mental illness, friendship, family - and it was done so well. Everything worked.

Christina

December 16, 2016

I loved this story, set in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood, for its warm, real characters, the theme of friendships starting and changing, and the realistic depiction of families from different cultural backgrounds and experiences and the hardships they often endure. It also deals with race relations and issues from today's world, in an age-appropriate way for a middle grade/middle school book. Being set in a somewhat familiar area for me certainly added to the appeal, but you don't have to be from the Cleveland area to enjoy reading about this closeknit neighborhood of Catholic Italian families and their Old World charm. Interspersed between the chapters narrated by the main character are magical-realistic chapters where a statue in a cemetery tells his story, as a longtime observer of the neighborhood, and that was kind of weird at first but once you get used to it, it's really quite sweet the way "he" ties in with the main character. Loved it! My one quibble is that the cartoony little drawings and map of the neighborhood made the book seem like a much younger story than it really was. I thought that the content would be great for 6th graders and even 7th and 8th, but with those little-kid drawings it made it seem like a book for much younger kids. Admittedly, the main character tells her story in flashbacks from first grade and other childhood memories (she is a 12 year old 7th grader for most of the story), which might also make it seem like a younger story. But, when you get into the issues and themes of the book, they're really important for older kids as well as younger kids. So I would have liked to see an edition of this book that was made to look a little "older" to appeal to 6th and 7th graders, not just 3rd or 4th graders. (Although it's a really long book for a 4th grader to tackle, I think) But that's just my opinion, and it doesn't really matter if you are able to get the book into any young reader's hands.

Annette

August 17, 2016

EVERY SINGLE SECOND by Tricia Springstubb is a realistic fiction story examining the struggles of middle grade friends in an urban neighborhood.This story of friendship and families tells the story of Nella, Clem, and Angela who are friends that attend Catholic school together. A school closing, accidental shooting, and medical crisis cause stress in both the families and the local community.Librarians will find the themes of racial tensions, PSTD, and school closings to be very timely. Youth who enjoy contemporary fiction will enjoy the authentic family and neighborhood situations. The coming-of-age approach will appeal to a broad spectrum of students.The author’s use of “now” and “then” chapters is an appealing literacy element, but requires readers to pay close attention to the narrative. The addition of the statue’s perspective provides an additional point for discussion for those who choose a “read-aloud” approach.To learn more about the author, go to http://www.triciaspringstubb.com/.Published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins on June 7, 2016. ARC courtesy of the publisher.

Kari

June 21, 2016

At first I thought the chapters from the statue's perspective and the storyline with the grandmother were not going to work for me, but it all came together so well. I liked the theme of redemption and the idea that moving forward matters. My one complaint would be that the accidental shooting of an innocent black man by an off-duty security guard was handled in a way that made me uncomfortable. It was almost as if the black character was killed to teach the white characters a lesson. I was not sure whether the author wanted me to draw a larger conclusion about these types of shootings, and the victim's family's response felt simplistic. Overall, I thought it was a charming and lovely book about being a friend and learning from mistakes but I do wish that one storyline had been handled differently.

Cheryl

August 04, 2016

I received an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion- thank you so much!I don't usually read books that feature a child protagonist, but this book is definitely an exception!It is well written and engaging and I could not put it down, and I read it well into the night to finish it.

Kate Hastings

August 09, 2018

Nella is caught between so many people in her life. Her childhood best friend, Angela, who lives with a PTSD father and Clem, her new and hip science geek BFF. Her grouchy great-grandmother who gripes at her during daily visits and her father whom that great-grandmother sacrificed everything for.Angela's brother Anthony is involved in a community shooting that throws their community into a frenzy and reminds Nella's family of an accident that cost Nella's father his reputation and an innocent girl her life.I liked this book because it makes different viewpoints of controversial issues very real. You don't know a person and their motivations until you REALLY know a person. The media and politics tell us how to feel.

Monica

May 01, 2016

Reviewed for May/June Horn Book.

BunTheDestroyer

March 05, 2019

I won’t lie i thought this book was a little slow at times but it was worth it!

The Reading Countess

September 05, 2016

Truth be told, I should have read this one from start to finish; but life got in the way. Moving and school beginning blocked my memory about the beginning of this one. I rated it a four star but later changed it to five. With that being said, this is a challenging book for its intended audience due to the time shifts, the true-to-life events and the faith-infused beliefs planted subtly and not-so-subtly within its pages. These are all reasons why middle grade readers must read it. Stripped from today's headlines of young black men being shot down, Every Single Second reminds us to make every second count-even the extra one that is given to us every so often. This is the story of family, sometimes broken but always what makes us who we are. It's the story about bigotry and acceptance. It's the story of growing up and trying out burgeoning wings. It's the story of acceptance and friendship and remembering what is truly important. Highly recommended!*Just because you did one right thing, did it mean you were good?And if that was true, did doing one wrong thing mean you were bad?Third grade was when Nella started asking questions like that. At school, her teachers still knew all the answers. But at night, in bed, Nella got confused. It was like another girl had come to live inside her. *The past was the past. Except maybe not.*Too late. Those were the ugliest words. The cruelest words. Time's worst trick of all.*Just because you do something good doesn't mean you get a reward...Yes it does! Good people win and bad people lose. Not always.*Sister Rosa told me the reason God made so many people is so we can help each other.*Maybe that was why, she thought suddenly. Maybe her parents had so many kids because they knew, knew so well, how fragile life could be.*People only become more themselves as they age.*Too late. Years later, Nella would decide these were life's cruelest words.*Death is the flip side of life...it's a natural part of the cycle.*For the living to be haunted, all that is required is a memory.*Sometimes the Lord tests us. He wants to see what we're made of...His will be done.*They've proven it's true-people really can die of a broken heart.*One afternoon that spring, Nella sat at the kitchen table watching Mom cut up apples. One second they were whole, and the next they were pieces that could never be put back together.That spring, the whole world felt like that.*...the true test is not what we choose for ourselves. It is how we deal with what life chooses for us.*Sometimes I'm glad I'm old...being young is so much work.*Nella remembered what he said about Vinny. Words don't matter. But he was wrong. Without words, you were only partly connected. Too much had to stay locked inside.*Remember, Nella. We need one another almost as much as we need God. Why else do you think He made so many of us?

Maggie

November 20, 2016

This was a brave book to write, tackling the difficult topic of racism generally, and the shooting of a black young man by a white young man in particular. I thought the book, overall, was excellent. The concept of time is explored in a number of fascinating ways, including through the extremely non chronological movement of the story (which I thought the author handled well, but might still be difficult for struggling readers to follow). But when you're telling a story, you're telling about one specific story, not about a trend. I had to remind myself of that numerous times, because the reasons that so many black men die at the hands of white men with guns weren't necessarily reflected in the reason why the particular black man died at the hands of the particular white man in Sprinstaub's story. Springstaub created a narrative that made both sides practically equally sympathetic, which is rarely the case in real life (although certainly possible). Part of me wished she had poked a little harder at the strong racist attitudes that often come into play in such shootings. She did not ignore the possibility that racism played into the shooting, but she certainly made Anthony's actions seem understandable, even defensible. Although this made sense in the context of the book, I felt just a little uncomfortable with this in the context of our world today. Still, I thought the book was excellent; well-written and interesting, and it does offer examples of self-examination.

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