I recommend it if you’re looking for an inspirational contemporary read. It’s not the best book if you’re looking for action, as it’s mostly anticlimactic with Austin preparing for his death. At the rate he’s going, he probably won’t even see the end of the year. There won’t be many dry eyes at the end of this extremely affecting story.Kirkus Reviews Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. Never Eighteen is a short read that can be read in one afternoon. A teenage boy takes a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life. To start trying to make a difference in the world. However, he’s proved through his actions it is never too late to change. He’s been the elementary school bully, he’s been the jock, and he’s dated girls when he had his eye on a single girl the entire time. He goes to places he hasn’t been before, he visits places he hasn’t seen since his illness weakened his body, and he tell people to live their lives as he no longer can.Īustin is a strong character. Hence, he sets out to set right to wrong, to face his fears, to talk with people in his lives. Questions such as, “Have I leaved my life without regrets?” Because of this, he has been forced to ask questions that none of us would hope to be faced with.

And what starts as a way to say goodbye turns into a personal journey that brings love, acceptance, and meaning to Austin’s life.Īustin has been diagnosed with leukemia, and he knows that he won’t live to see his eighteenth birthday. He journeys to places he’s loved and those he’s never seen. So with the help of his best friend, Kaylee, Austin visits every person in his life who touched him in a special way.

The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so he’s decided it’s time to let go.īut before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life. I have worked with author Megan Bostic on several of her published and unpublished works, with New Age writer Lia Shapiro. Austin Parker is on a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life.Īustin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday.

Never eighteen by megan bostic