num_pages: 247
description: "Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"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.Startling, real, and filled with raw emotion, Upstate 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.
language: English
title: Upstate
titlecomplete: Upstate
characters: Laneice Clark, Natasha Riley, Antonio Lawrence
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Young Adult, African American, Coming Of Age, Teen, Fiction, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 2193
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: ALA Alex Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Debut Fiction
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin