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The Possible Paperback – 1 Jun 2016

by Tara Altebrando (Author)

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Another twisty psychological suspense from the author of The Leaving, where a teen searches for answers about her mother's dark history, telekinesis, and the power of will.

What if . . . a teenage girl could move objects with her mind?
What if . . . someone turns up at her door asking questions she doesn't want to answer?
Kaylee lives a normal life with her adoptive parents, and almost never thinks of her birth mother, Crystal, who is serving a life sentence in prison. But the woman at the front door is producing a podcast about Crystal that is about to blow Kaylee's forgotten past wide open.
What if strange things have been happening Kaylee's entire life, things she could not explain? What if she's more like her mother than she ever imagined?
What if the podcast is about to put her on a collision course with Crystal-and her darkest self?

This gripping psychological thriller from the author of The Leaving explores the strength of our minds, the power of will, and how our histories define us . . . or not.

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books; 1 edition (1 June 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 140888576X
ISBN-13: 978-1408885765
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 2.1 x 13.2 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 222 g
Average Customer Review: 1 customer review

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Altebrando nails the staccato delivery of popular investigative podcasts like Serial . . . Extremely effective in landing emotional punches . . . Taut and thoroughly gripping. (starred review Publishers Weekly)

The juicy premise is enough to draw mystery/crime fans, and Altebrando unspools details with a deft hand. (BCCB)

This gripping tale, full of unexpected twists and turns, will intrigue readers who enjoy psychological thrillers with a touch of the paranormal. (School Library Journal)

A fast-paced thriller . . . Fans of true-crime podcasts especially will feel right at home. (Booklist)

You will not sleep, check your phone or even breathe once you begin reading The Leaving. Altebrando hides a meditation on memory and identity inside a top-speed page-turner. I promise, you will not even look up from the page. (E. Lockhart, author of WE WERE LIARS on THE LEAVING)

A twisting, harrowing story . . . Engrossing, both as a thriller and a meditation on memory-its limits, its loss, and the ways it deceives and constructs identity. (starred review Publishers Weekly on THE LEAVING)

This is no mere thriller; folded into this compulsively readable work are thought-provoking themes. . . . Teens who enjoy engrossing, contemplative titles such as Adam Silvera's More Happy Than Not will devour this insightful musing on memory and identity. (starred review School Library Journal on THE LEAVING)

As heart-stopping as it is heart-breaking, The Leaving layers a wildly strange suspense story over a lovely and unexpected narrative of grief, loss, and the struggle to imagine a future in the shadow of the past. (Robin Wasserman, author of GIRLS ON FIRE on THE LEAVING)

This book gripped me on the first page, and by the last, had really moved me. It's a twisty, oh no she didn't thriller that keeps the surprises firing, but also a thoughtful meditation on memory, identity, and what really makes us who we are. (Bennett Madison, author of SEPTEMBER GIRLS on THE LEAVING)

We are rushed headlong into Altebrando's The Leaving, and instantly we want to know: Who are these wildly intriguing teens? Where are their memories hiding? Who or what has engineered the disappearance of their childhood? Bold, inventive, and engaging, The Leaving leaps straight off the page. (Beth Kephardt, author of SMALL DAMAGES and THIS IS THE STORY OF YOU on THE LEAVING)

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1 June 2017

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The Possible by Tara Altebrando.
What if ... no one knows the truth about you?

It's been thirteen years since Kaylee's infamous birth mother, Crystal, received a life sentence for killing Kaylee's little brother in a fit of rage. Once the centre of a cult-following for her apparent telekinetic powers, nowadays nobody's heard of Crystal.
This was a good read with good characters. Little slow. 4*. Netgalley and Bloomsbury publishing plc.

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Smo

Wonderful character and plot building

27 June 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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I will say right off the bat: Kaylee will grate on your nerves. She's selfish, mean, and judgemental. As someone aptly said, she views the world in stereotypes. She puts everyone in a box and gets upset if they prove to not quite fit. However the people who complain about how unlikable she is are missing the point: that this is by design. This is what dimensional characters look like. They are not perfect and sunshiney goodness. Kaylee has some ugly qualities but she has some good ones too. As the story goes on she grows, she learns from and admits to her failures. You might not like her but you feel like she actually exists.

Now the story itself. Kaylee is contacted by Liana who hosts an obvious SERIAL clone: The Possible about Kaylee's birth mother, Crystal who had gained fame as a supposedly telekinetic teen and who later murdered Kaylee's baby brother. The show seeks to see of Crystal was a fraud and a murderer. Kaylee wants to understand what happened and where she came from.

The underlying mystery is did Crystal really have powers and does Kaylee? You are given glimpses into happenings where Kaylee wished for something and it happened, plus some possible explanations and even more questions.

It is tightly paced and will have you doubting and wondering up to the very end

Pink Amy

A fun read

6 November 2017 - Published on Amazon.com

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Does she or doesn’t she?
When Liane, a reporter, asks Kaylee if she has telekinetic powers like her biological mother, she doesn’t answer. Liane wants the teenager to participate in a podcast reexamining the death of her toddler brother. Crystal, Kaylee’s birth mom, who has always maintained her innocence, is in prison for his murder. Who is Kaylee, really? The softball star or something much darker.

Tara Altebrando has become a favorite of mine, for the pure joy I experience reading her books. She creates flawed, unlikable characters that I can’t help cheering on. Kaylee is self-centered, not always honest and uses her friends. Throughout THE POSSIBLE there are hints she used her telekinesis for evil.

Altebrando took me on a wild ride and had me changing theories and opinions about the characters. Just when I think I’d figured out the truth, another curve ball.

I don’t think THE POSSIBLE will be a five star review for everyone, but if you’re looking for a fun mystery starring a character who will surprise you, you’ll like THE POSSIBLE.

Amber Elise @ Du Livre

An unreliable narrator makes for a suspenseful read!

7 July 2017 - Published on Amazon.com

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Plot: Last year, I was lucky to read The Leaving and absolutely loved the mystery. While The Possible sounded a lot different, I was excited to see what mystery Altebrando could weave. Kaylee had been hiding a secret from literally everyone, she had been adopted and her birth mother was imprisoned for killing her infant brother. Things got weird when a podcast contacted Kaylee to do a local exposee on the crime and highlighted a possible paranormal connection. I thoroughly enjoyed how Altebrando kept me on my toes, she constantly made me doubt what direction I thought the book was taking. Around the 3/4ths mark, Altebrando started throwing in theories and plot twists that didn't hold much weight given that they were introduced so late in the novel. It was a pretty solid novel until that point, and that was because the red herrings became too obvious and took me out of the mystery.

Character: I'm sure Kaylee will polarize a lot of readers, personally she came off too strong. Kaylee saw the world through the lens of an 80's high school movie; there were the jocks, the ditzes, the nerds, and none of them were cool enough to exist in her realm. She had her sights on a boy to whom she had never spoken and knew that he would ask her to prom and they would get their happy ending, despite the fact that said boy was already in a committed relationship. Besides that, the secondary characters were very much in the background; they only existed when Kaylee chose to acknowledge them. Altebrando made a statement about Kaylee's perspective, but I believe that it was too late and too brief to make the character self-aware.

Worldbuilding: Kaylee viewed everyone as stereotypes, which was how I read the city and its people. One aspect I really clung to was the podcast culture. The podcast that Kaylee was featured on, The Possible, was very similar to NPR/This American Life's Serial and I was fascinated by how that culture was presented in The Possible.

Short N Sweet: The Possible introduced an interesting premise with twists and turns at every corner, maybe there were too many twists and turns.

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