ReviewsPraise for The Last Beginning : "As in the first book, this installment is peppered with love notes, diagrams, and photos of future events, which cleverly foreshadows some of the plot twists. Teens will relate to Clove's struggles with identity and sexuality." -- School Library Journal Praise for The Next Together : "An ambitious, promising premise . . . James is one to watch." -- Kirkus Reviews "A heartbreaking and unpredictable love story spanning time and space." --Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin Eater's Daughter "Such an absorbing book. Lauren James spins together multiple timelines and plot threads to create a story that's complex and intriguing without ever being confusing. An accomplished debut." --Kendra Leighton, author of Glimpse "An explosion of storytelling. It's everything that I love about books. Read it." --Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire "Packed with humor, adventure, conspiracy, and epic romance, The Next Together is a sensational debut that is sure to put you on the edge of your seat and keep you there." --Catherine Doyle, author of Vendetta "A funny, gripping, and incredibly imaginative story of true love and reincarnation." --Louise O'Neill, author of Only Ever Yours, Praise for The Next Together "Funny, romantic, and compulsively readable." --The Bookseller "Funny, unique, filled with passion and danger, and utterly addictive, The Next Together is one of this year's best young adult romances. James knows her audience and writes with the assurance and well-honed imagination of a seasoned novelist. No self-respecting teen would want to miss it!" --Lancashire Evening Post, Praise for The Next Together: "An ambitious, promising premise . . . James is one to watch." -- Kirkus Reviews "A heartbreaking and unpredictable love story spanning time and space."--Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin Eater's Daughter "Such an absorbing book. Lauren James spins together multiple timelines and plot threads to create a story that's complex and intriguing without everbeing confusing. An accomplished debut." --Kendra Leighton, author of Glimpse "An explosion of storytelling. It's everything that I love about books. Read it." --Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire "Packed with humor, adventure, conspiracy, and epic romance, The NextTogether is a sensational debut that is sure to put you on the edge of your seat and keep you there." --Catherine Doyle, author of Vendetta "A funny, gripping, and incredibly imaginative story of true love and reincarnation." --Louise O'Neill, author of Only Ever Yours
Grade FromNinth Grade
Grade ToNinth Grade
SynopsisThe sequel to The Next Together brings in LGBTQI+ themes in a complex race to the past to save the future. A teen Time Traveler's Wife., The epic conclusion to James' debut "The Next Together, " which brings in LGBTQI+ themes in a complex race to the past to save the future., The epic conclusion to Lauren James's debut The Next Together about true love and reincarnation. Sixteen years ago, after a scandal that rocked the world, teenagers Katherine and Matthew vanished without a trace. Now Clove Sutcliffe is determined to find her long lost relatives. But where do you start looking for a couple who seem to have been reincarnated at every key moment in history? Who were Kate and Matt? Why were they born again and again? And who is the mysterious Ella, who keeps appearing at every turn in Clove's investigation? For Clove, there is a mystery to solve in the past and a love to find in the future, and failure could cost the world everything.