{{short description|2017 young adult novel by Nina LaCour}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox book | name = We Are Okay | pub_date = February 14, 2017 | congress = | dewey = | isbn = 9780525425892 | pages = 236 | media_type = Print | published = | publisher = [[Dutton Books for Young Readers]] | image = We_Are_Okay.jpg | subject = | language = English | country = | author = [[Nina LaCour]] | caption = | alt = Book cover for *We Are Okay* by Nina LaCour: A girl stands on a bed outside at night, raising her arm. Surrounded by books, with a starry or snowy sky above. | image_size = | notes = }}
'''''We Are Okay''''' is a young adult novel by [[Nina LaCour]], published February 14, 2017 by [[Dutton Books for Young Readers]].
== Reception == ''We Are Okay'' received starred reviews from ''[[Booklist]],''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Colson|first=Diane|date=2016-12-01|title=We Are Okay|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/We-Are-Okay-Nina-LaCour/pid=8508389|access-date=2022-01-01|via=Booklist}}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews|Kirkus]]'',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2016-11-16|title=We Are Okay|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nina-lacour/we-are-okay/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-05|title=Children's Book Review: We Are Okay by Nina LaCour. Dutton, $17.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-525-42589-2|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-525-42589-2|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Shelf Awareness]],'' and ''[[School Library Journal]]'',<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Paladino|first=Julie|date=2017-12-01|title=We Are Okay|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=we-are-okay|access-date=2022-01-02|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> as well as a positive review from ''[[The Horn Book Magazine|Horn Book Guide]].''<ref>{{Cite book|last=LaCour|first=Nina|url=https://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb21148185__Snina%20lacour%20we%20are%20okay__Orightresult__U__X2?lang=eng&suite=def&ivts=Zz%2F7a3cwsmdYYykbYdpH0A%3D%3D&casts=tSnJ%2BADVhrK6wqO0h5srnQ%3D%3D|title=We are okay|date=2017|publisher=Dutton Books|isbn=978-0-525-42589-2|location=New York, NY|oclc=971492493}}</ref>
''Kirkus'' called the book "An elegantly crafted paean to the cleansing power of truth,"<ref name=":1"/> and ''Booklist'' called it "[r]aw and beautiful."<ref name=":0"/> ''The Washington Post'' named it one of nine influential young adult novels over the past 50 years, placing it alongside ''[[Harry Potter]], [[The Outsiders (novel)|The Outsiders]]'', and ''[[The Hunger Games]].''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Haupt|first=Angela|date=2018-12-24|title=Review {{!}} How 'The Outsiders,' 'Harry Potter' and 'The Hunger Games' transformed YA fiction|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/how-the-outsiders-harry-potter-and-the-hunger-games-transformed-ya-fiction/2018/12/24/525157da-03c8-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html|access-date=2022-01-02|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
[[Time (magazine)|TIME]] added the book to its "100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time" list,<ref name="The 100 Best YA Books of All Time">{{Cite magazine|title=The 100 Best YA Books of All Time|url=https://time.com/collection/100-best-ya-books/|access-date=2022-01-02|magazine=Time|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' named it one of the best books of the decade.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Colyard|first=K.W.|date=2019-12-18|title=The Best Books Of The 2010s, According To 30 Of The Decade's Debut Authors|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-best-books-of-the-2010s-according-to-30-of-the-decades-debut-authors-19433961|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]],''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|last2=|last3=|first3=|date=2017-12-08|title=Best children's and YA books of 2017|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2017/12/06/the-best-children-middle-grade-and-books/9R2ZOzYMXV0uMtytpyu2oO/story.html|access-date=2022-01-02|website=The Boston Globe|language=en-US}}</ref>''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Books 2017 Publishers Weekly|url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2017/young-adult|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> and ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Orenstein|first=Hannah|date=2018-01-16|title=28 of the Best YA Books of 2017|url=https://www.seventeen.com/life/g3130/best-ya-books-of-2017/|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Seventeen|language=en-US}}</ref> named it one of the best books of the year.
The audiobook, narrated by Jorjeana Marie, received a starred review from ''School Library Journal,'' who stated that Marie "conveys the depth of Marin's moodiness, introspection, and confusion... [A]s Marin grows stronger, so does Marie's voice for her."<ref name=":2" /> ''[[Booklist]]'' also provided a positive review, noting that "Marie’s heartfelt reading enlivens the story and wrings meaning out of each word."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cruze|first=Karen|date=2017-10-11|title=We Are Okay|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/We-Are-Okay-/pid=8787805|access-date=2022-01-01|via=Booklist}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Accolades for ''We Are Okay'' !Year !Accolade !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="7" |2017 |[[Booklist Editors' Choice]]: Books for Youth |Top 10 |<ref>{{Cite book|date=2018-01-01|title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9320435|access-date=2022-01-01|via=Booklist}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=We Are Okay by Nina LaCour|url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780525425892J&name=We_Are_Okay|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Junior Library Guild}}</ref> |- |[[The Boston Globe|Boston Globe]]'s Best Children's and YA Books of the Year |Selection |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|last2=|last3=|first3=|date=2017-12-08|title=Best children's and YA books of 2017|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2017/12/06/the-best-children-middle-grade-and-books/9R2ZOzYMXV0uMtytpyu2oO/story.html|access-date=2022-01-02|website=The Boston Globe|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Goodreads Choice Awards|Goodreads Choice Award]] for Young Adult Fiction |Nominee |<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|title=We Are Okay|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28243032-we-are-okay?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=U79zpKLMsq&rank=1|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Goodreads| isbn=978-0-525-42589-2 }}</ref> |- |[[New York Public Library]] Best Books for Teens |Selection |<ref name=":5"/> |- |''[[Publishers Weekly]]'''s Best Young Adult Books of the Year |Selection |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Books 2017 Publishers Weekly|url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2017/young-adult|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> |- |''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]''<nowiki/>'s Best Young Adult Books of the Year |Selection |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Orenstein|first=Hannah|date=2018-01-16|title=28 of the Best YA Books of 2017|url=https://www.seventeen.com/life/g3130/best-ya-books-of-2017/|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Seventeen|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Time (magazine)|TIME]] 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time |Selection |<ref name="The 100 Best YA Books of All Time"/> |- | rowspan="4" |2018 |''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' Best Book of the Decade |Selection |<ref name=":4" /> |- |Capitol Choices, Ages Fourteen and Up |Selection |<ref name=":5"/> |- |[[Michael L. Printz Award]] |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-16|title=We are okay {{!}} Awards & Grants|url=https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/we-are-okay|access-date=2022-01-02|website=American Library Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Morales|first=Macey|date=2018-02-12|title='We Are Okay' wins 2018 Printz Award|url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/we-are-okay-wins-2018-printz-award|access-date=2022-01-02|website=American Library Association|language=en}}</ref> |- |[[American Library Association Rainbow List|ALA Rainbow List]] |Top 10 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018 Rainbow List|url=https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1270|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Rainbow Book List|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |Rhode Island Teen Book Award |Nominee |<ref name=":5"/> |- |Lincoln Award |Nominee |<ref name=":3"/> |}
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{{Michael L. Printz Award Winners}}
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