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 loveā¦and your first heartbreak.
Nine months ago, Danny disappeared. His closest friends, Ellie, Rae, and Deenie, are all dealing with the loss differently. Raeās pouring herself into rage-baking. Deenieās deepening her commitment to Orthodox Judaism. And Ellieāwho was Dannyās girlfriend and closest friendāis the only one who doesnāt believe heās dead.
Because she still sees him.
In chapters that alternate between past and present, the story of Ellie and Danny unspoolsāfrom their serendipitous meeting to Dannyās effortless absorption into the girlsā friend group to Danny and Ellie falling for each other. In the past, they were the perfect coupleā¦until it all went wrong. In the present, Ellieās 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?