HERE WE ARE NOW

Sixteen-year-old Taliah Abdallat is passionate about music—it’s her touchstone in life, and her one connection to the father she’s never known. Raised by her single mother, Taliah has been secretly sending letters to Julian Oliver, the famed musician whose identity her mother has kept hidden. Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah never thought she'd meet Julian. But one day, while her mother is out of the country, he appears at her doorstep.

Julian asks Taliah to accompany him to his hometown where his father—her grandfather—is nearing the end of his life. Taliah, torn between betraying her mother's trust and meeting the family she has never known, goes. With her best friend by her side, Taliah embarks on a three-day journey to find out everything about her father and his family—and to discover the history of her parents’ love affair. HERE WE ARE NOW explores the meaning of family and the search for self-identity and connection in a diverse world. As she did in My Heart and Other Black Holes, Jasmine masterfully creates vivid characters whose explorations echo the real world concerns of teens and readers seeking inspiration. The characters in HERE WE ARE NOW come from different generations and different backgrounds, and the novel follows how they seek common ground to understand each other— a necessary and uplifting message for readers today. Jasmine Warga’s debut young adult novel, My Heart and Other Black Holes, received critical and popular acclaim for its heartfelt, honest storytelling. It has been published in 22 territories, was a Der Spiegel (Germany) bestseller, and optioned for film rights by Paramount.