A Sydney Taylor Young Adult Honor Book
All the Bright Places meets If I Stay in this heart-wrenching, romantic novel about a tight-knit group of teen girls coping with a devastating loss and what happens when your best friend is also your first loveâŚand your first heartbreak.
Nine months ago, Danny disappeared. His closest friends, Ellie, Rae, and Deenie, are all dealing with the loss differently. Raeâs pouring herself into rage-baking. Deenieâs deepening her commitment to Orthodox Judaism. And Ellieâwho was Dannyâs girlfriend and closest friendâis the only one who doesnât believe heâs dead.
Because she still sees him.
In chapters that alternate between past and present, the story of Ellie and Danny unspoolsâfrom their serendipitous meeting to Dannyâs effortless absorption into the girlsâ friend group to Danny and Ellie falling for each other. In the past, they were the perfect coupleâŚuntil it all went wrong. In the present, Ellieâs looking for answers.
She, Rae, and Deenie all have secrets, and they each hold a clue about the night Danny disappeared. Can the friends come together to uncover the truth about Danny? Or will tragedy drive them apart for good?