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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—Debut author Dellaira's heart-wrenching epistolary novel begins with Laurel's freshman assignment to write a letter to a dead person. She starts with a missive to Kurt Cobain, who had been a favorite of her recently deceased older sister, May. Gradually, through the teen's letters to other dead celebrities (Janis Joplin, Amelia Earhart, River Phoenix, and more), readers will begin to piece together ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on April 1, 2014
Laurel's first assignment in freshman English is to write a letter to a dead person, and she chooses Kurt Cobain, a favorite of her recently deceased older sister May. Instead of turning in the letter, though, Laurel builds on it, keeping a journal of letters to a variety of dead people, from Amy Winehouse to Amelia Earhart, Jim Morrison to Judy Garland. The letters begin in straightforward second-person address,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Laurel writes letters to a variety of dead people, from Amy Winehouse to Amelia Earhart. In time the letters begin to recount...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
