Absolutely amazing!!!
Love Letters to the Dead: A Novel
By Ava Dellaira
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | 4.9 | 85219 |
It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more -- though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating new friendships, falling in love for the first time, learning to live with her splintering family. And, finally, about the abuse she suffered while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was -- lovely and amazing and deeply flawed -- can she begin to discover her own path in this stunning debut from Ava Dellaira, Love Letters to the Dead.
Book Reviews (7)
An absolutely amazing book. Ava Dellaira is a brilliant author.
this book is absolutely amazing in every way i couldn't put it down
I recommend this book because it gives insight into a teenager's life. It is someone who we can relate to.
i have not read this book so i am going to check it out from the librsry
I like this book it opened up my eyes real good and you are very good at writing
This book really opens people's eyes to the influence you can have even after death, and that not all role models have to be perfect