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<p><P><i>"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"</i><P>So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. Antonio and Natasha's world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the test, when Antonio finds himself in jail, accused of a shocking crime. Antonio fights to stay alive on the inside, while on the outside, Natasha faces choices that will change her life. Over the course of a decade, they share a desperate correspondence. Often, they have only each other to turn to as life takes them down separate paths and leaves them wondering if they will ever find their way back together. <P>Startling, real, and filled with raw emotion, <i>Upstate</i> is an unforgettable coming-of-age story with a message of undeniable hope. Brilliant and profoundly felt, it is destined to speak to a new generation of readers.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Like any good love story, this one's riddled with conflict from the get-go. Antonio and Natasha, two Harlem teenagers, are deeply in love with each other, but their relationsh

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Author

Buckhanon, Kalisha, 1977-

Publisher

New York: St. Martin's Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312332686

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

4.04 / 5 (93 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14