“A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page.” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna “Utterly compelling and impossible to put down.” —Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your Midnight “I’ve never read a book that felt so much like picking up pieces of a broken heart—powerful, poignant, and true.” —Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea and XOXO Atlas has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad’s favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is. Using real names is forbidden on the trail. So Atlas becomes Maps, and with her team—Books, Sugar, Junior, and King—she heads into the wilderness. As she sheds the lies she’s built up as walls to protect herself, she realizes that four strangers might know her better than anyone has before. And with the end of the trail racing to meet them, Maps is left counting down the days until she returns to her old life—without her new family, and without King, who’s become more than just a friend. "Beautifully written. Gripping and authentic in the ways it portrays grief and shows how moving forward means having to let go."  - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Dwyer meaningfully shows how Atlas, who brims with pain over her father's death, gradually learns how to live with her loss. The analogy of life as a trail that needs maintenance and care applies here, and Atlas learns that with both, you have to keep going." - Booklist "Of Atlas's peers she observes, 'They make loving seem easy.' It isn’t; neither is getting over loss and grief. Dwyer’s open approach to both ends of this emotional spectrum invites mature readers into the discussion. VERDICT This romance, with gentle but explicit sex scenes, deals realistically with teens’ denial after the loss of a loved one. Recommended for mature YA audiences of all collections." - School Library Journal “A raw, unflinching examination of grief and the way it changes us. Wrapped in Dwyer’s signature wit and gorgeous prose, The Atlas of Us takes readers on a journey of found family and intense love, set against the beauty and stillness of nature. Utterly compelling and impossible to put down, Dwyer’s sophomore novel is stunning from beginning to end.” - Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your Midnight “I’ve never read a book that felt so much like picking up pieces of a broken heart —powerful, poignant, and true.” - Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea and XOXO “Part summer daydream, part secret whisper, The Atlas of Us is beautiful and aching and deeply romantic. A love story for anyone who has ever told a lie, made a mistake, or dared to hope for something just out of reach.” - #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart, Stephanie Garber “Achingly romantic, The Atlas of Us is a love letter to finding the beauty in nature and finding yourself. Maps’ journey to figure out what being “bad” means, how to cope with loss and how to find her people will have you turning the pages and wishing to swim in the rivers with her.” - Rachel Simon, Youth Librarian at Newton Free Library, Newton, MA “Kristin Dwyer's emotional, one-of-a-kind storytelling shines in this poignant book about grief, found family, and heart aching romance. The Atlas of Us pulls at the heart strings in a way that only Dwyer can do.” - Adrienne Young, New York Times and International bestselling author. "Dwyer crafts stirring and organic character interactions via Atlas and her trail mates’ good-humored banter, as well as her electric chemistry with King. Combined with the lushly depicted wilderness setting, Atlas’s fledgling relationships emphasize how connection can bloom unexpectedly—and powerfully—even amid grief." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Dwyer's debut reaches into the complexities of family and societal pressure and draws out a one-of-a-kind narrative of the pain and passion of reuniting broken bonds. With vivid prose and heart-stopping romance,  Some Mistakes Were Made  is the powerful entry of a gorgeous new voice." - Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never Yours "If Katie Cotugno and Sara Zarr had a book baby, it would be SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE. This book is special: a little ruthless, yet so very vibrant and alive and beautiful. Found families, blood families, and first love...this captures all of those feelings with such ferocity and aching tenderness. Ellis' voice is painful and true; her desire for belonging, even more so. Readers will find themselves entangled in Ellis and Easton's romance along wit