books where the main characters best friend dies


Here is how you learn to make friends with the dark. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean. As she deals with outrageous mishaps, strange lodgings and even stranger folks along the way, Indigo will figure out how to come to terms with her sister, her familyand the voice in her head. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything thats been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. Which he minds a little less when he realizes its the same school Will goes toexcept Ollie finds that the sweet, comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isnt the same one attending Collinswood High. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. The first step to birding domination is to win the junior nature photographer contest run by prominent Fauna magazine. Hes spent every day in a hospital hooked up to machines to keep his heart ticking. When Leah seeks him out, he learns they are both having similar dreams and hes certain it means something. When Jo steps onto planet Tau Ceti e for the first time, shes ready to put the past behind her and begin again. When Pup excels at a photography assignment he thought hed bomb, things start to come into focus. And suddenly Jesss future is a blank canvas, filled with possibilities. Its as if their love story is meant to be. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeers Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. Thia must convince the neighboring kingdoms to come to her aid, and Ress show of strength is the only thing that can help her. And how Zach meets May. But this pinball arcade is the only piece of his dad that Adam has left, and hes determined to protect it from Philadelphias newest tech mogul, who wants to turn it into another one of his cold, lifeless gaming cafs. The last time he gave Will his heart, Will handed it back to him trampled and battered. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. They shared a class together years ago and havent seen each other since, though they have more in common than theyd ever imagine. Its been five years since Marley Bricket died by accidental gunshot. Publication Date April 7th 2020 by Delacorte Press Laurels confusion isnt just a group of warblers its about what means the most to her, and what shes willing to do to fight to save it. Brainiac Kate wants to pursue her dreams of playing music, even if it jeopardizes her academic scholarship. She lost her mom in a car accident, and her father went AWOL when Johanna was just a baby. This acclaimed, darkly funny debut for fans of Jesse Andrews and Robyn Schneider about a teen whos consumed by love, grief, and self-destructive behavior is now in paperback. A perfect love storyuntil it isnt perfect at all. As the rest of Mias family struggles with their own grief, Mia is sent to New York City to spend the summer with a grandmother shes never met. Whatever that is. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Soon, the sisters unite in a mission to figure out who Charlie is and why he seems to know everything about them. In a poignant debut, a sixteen-year-old boy must learn to swim against an undercurrent of grief or be swept away by it. At least, thats what his best friend would say. A teen confronts his feelings about his fathers death, his new family, and the girl next door in this emotional young adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Kat Spears. A teen navigates questions of grief, identity, and guilt in the wake of her sisters mysterious disappearance in this breathtaking novel-in-verse from the author of 500 Words or Less perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo. Elyse Schmidt never would have thought so, until it happened to her. Before he died, Will set up an account with In Good Company, a service that uploads voices and emails and creates a digital companion that can be called anytime, day or night. So Biz doesnt tell anyone anything not about her dark, runaway thoughts, not about kissing Grace or noticing Jasper, the new boy. He has little memory of his life before the explosion and speaks in an odd, stilted manner that suggests limited interaction with the outside world. Her family has a tradition of playing the ultimate game of Assassin every summer, and this year it will take place during the week of wedding festivities. Best friends Matt and Cole grapple with their changing relationships during the summer after high school in this impactful, evocative story about growing up and moving on from a traumatic past. Now, as the deceptions and deaths keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far shell go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world shes ever known. She wont. But though she hears voices on the wind and possesses unusual talents, her mother Mairead believes Rowenna lacks discipline, and refuses to teach her the craft that keeps their Scottish village safe. Now Carver cant stop blaming himself for the accident and even worse, a powerful judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. But its also about why we live. Our entire lives are online, but what if the boy you love actually lives there? Publication Date August 31, 2021 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Seventeen-year-old Tess Fowler has dropped out of high school, tossed her laptop in a freezing lake, then jumped in after it fully clothed. Publication Date May 28, 2019 by Inkyard Press Because for Jonnys life to finally start, someone elses had to end. Deenies deepening her commitment to Orthodox Judaism. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. A tool Desperate to distract herself, Evie signs up for a summer photography class, where she meets a motley crew of students, including quirky and adorable Declan. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. While there, he undergoes intensive therapy and goes back over the pieces of his life to find out what was real, what wasnt, and whether he can stand on his own feet again. Andi hates everything Jay stands for, which makes the undeniable connection she feels with him really freaking inconvenient. She should, since she has one for a best friend: Logan, her annoying, Netflix-addicted brother, who is forever stuck at fifteen. Its the only way Juliet can cope. Theyre cut off from their families back home. Publication Date September 24th 2019 by Wednesday Books Maybe Lounas second chance is standing right in front of her. All sorcerers are evil. Make a way out of no way is just the way of life for Rue. Then theres the girl next door: Dane cant quite define their relationship, and he doesnt know if hes got the courage to leave the friend zone. When a tsunami strikes the island where their parents are vacationing, it soon becomes clear that their mom and dad are never coming home. Everything else about that fateful night is full of gaping holes in Theos mind, for good reason. But when his older brother Felix who defied their parents to live a life of adventure is tragically killed, Carlos is determined to live out his own dreams for the both of them. Mean stuff spreads so fast. Two teens go on a life-changing sailing trip as they deal with the grief of losing their best friend in this heart-wrenching, hopeful novel from the author of Something Like Normal and In A Perfect World. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Last June, the summer camp Quinns family owns in Winship, Maine, was still a magical place. But magic isnt kind, and her new friend harbors secrets of her own. Please Note: If youre looking for a post on the same topic featuring books written for a younger target audience, dont miss the 120 Middle Grade Books That Explore Death, Grief and Mourning list I shared back in February 2021. In her will, Aunt Helen leaves Lottie a series of letters each containing mysterious instructions. Miserable and desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mothers death, Rue breaks Ghizons sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. Willa thinks she can handle her new chaotic life, but as she draws closer to a dashing young ironworker and risks grow at the bridge, she discovers that hiding from what she truly wants may be her biggest lie of all. This Is Us for teens, this luminous and heartbreaking contemporary novel follows a girl caught between two brothers as the three of them navigate family, loss, and love over the course of two summers. This is made especially difficult when those acting responsibly and following social distancing protocols are often isolated, alone and unable to practice the services and rituals that can help make the grieving process easier. When Row wakes up to a world of snow and her sisters empty bedroom, she is left to piece together the mystery behind where Ariana went and why, realizing along the way that she might be part of the reason Ariana is gone. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the societys secrets and closer to each other. But what happens when the storm stops? Kirby Burns is about to have the second worst day of his life. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. When an unlikely friendship is sparked between relatively popular Kit Lowell and socially isolated David Drucker, everyone is surprised, most of all Kit and David. Only one choice will put her in a killers sights. Her grades have plummeted, shes quit her swim team, and she barely recognizes the people her parents once were. Frances has no interest in the small, safe magic of her school, and is instead enchanted by Finn, a boy with magic himself who appears in her dreams and tells her he can teach her all shes been craving to learn, lessons that may bring her closer to discovering what truly happened to her brother. Sun.) Which is how Zach ends up at band practice that night. Before she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. Instead, she finds obnoxious Jay Bankar, the annoyingly hot host of a popular prank channel who is the actual worst. Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The Kingdom, an exclusive on-campus group, offers everything Emily expected out of college and more: acceptance, friends, a potential boyfriend, and a chance to spend the summer on a mission trip to Italy. On her first night there, Moira hears distant music. Thia, her allies, and her crow, Res, are planning a rebellion to defeat Queen Razel and Illucia once and for all. She, Rae, and Deenie all have secrets, and they each hold a clue about the night Danny disappeared. In this captivating story about loss, love, and changing your ways, National Book Awardwinning author Pete Hautman imbues the classic road trip novel with clever wit and heartfelt musings about life and death. Overwhelmed and brokenhearted, Raquel cant even imagine life without her. But both Len and Sage are keeping secrets that, left hidden, could cost them everything, maybe even their lives. Rues taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon a hidden island of magic wielders. Publication Date March 5th 2019 by HarperTeen On her third, she and her roommate venture outsideand learn that theyre not so isolated after all. Funny, honest, and full of heart, We Used to Be Friends tells of the pains of growing up and growing apart. The thrilling sequel to instant New York Times bestseller All The Stars and Teeth, called captivating by Tomi Adeyemi, Vicious and alluring by Hafsah Faizal, and phenomenal by Adrienne Young. But when Otis learns that Meg is coming back to town, he must face some difficult truths about the girl hes never forgotten and the brother hes never stopped grieving. But neither of them can predict what theyll find. Lottie Reaves is not a risk taker. A flying demon feeding on human energies. Chris has come out as transgender, but hes still processing a frightening assault he survived the year before. From before her mothers first oncology appointment through the stages of her cancer to the funeral, sitting shiva, and afterward, when she must try to make sense of her life as a motherless daughter, Tyler Feder tells her story in this graphic novel that is full of piercing but also often funny details. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. But when her brother is accused of murder, she cant let the dead keep their secrets. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Moon. Publication Date February 16th 2021 by Wednesday Books There are two things that Corinne Parker knows to be true: that she is in love with Maggie Bailey, the captain of the rival high schools cross-country team and her secret girlfriend of a year, and that she isnt ready for anyone to know shes bisexual. It is a refuge from an increasingly claustrophobic life of family pressures and her own secrets. Will music bring them back together? A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound, Sparks fly between two teens as they grapple with grief, love, and the future in this unforgettable debut novel sure to entice fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer E. Smith. A grieving teen faces dangerous classmates, reckless friends, and the one-year anniversary of his sisters devastating death in this poignant, quirky, often humorous novel thats perfect for fans of Jeff Zentner and Brendan Kiely. She doesnt expect to be charmed by the tiny coastal town or by Tucker Morgan, a local boy brimming with sunshine. And hes in no hurry to decide on a college path. When Will learns Playa was raped at a party a party he was at, where he saw Playa, and where he believes he could have stopped the worst from happening if he hadnt left early it spurs Will to stop being complacent in his own sadness and do some good in the world. Lottie, the daughter of German migrants, develops a fascination for death after losing her mother at a young age. Sarah Dessens many fans will adore this latest novel, a richly satisfying, enormously entertaining story with humor, romance, and an ending that is so much more than happily-ever-after. Text me back. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. For fans of All The Bright Places and Looking For Alaska comes a daring, inventive story about love and loss and longing, reminding us that every choice can be a new chance. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. The same night May goes with her best friend to audition for a new band. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Publication Date August 31st 2021 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers As Corinne struggles to make sense of her grief and what she truly wants out of life, she begins to have feelings for the last person she should fall for. The only person who ever made him think he could be more was his older brother Patrick. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Instead of sitting inside for eight weeks, waiting for her to return, Reid and their friend, Sam, enter into a pact to live it up, one party at a time. Publication Date April 30th 2019 by Roaring Brook Press To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. Here is what happens when your mother dies. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Jamie Aldridge is charming, confident, and a painful reminder of the life Rose has been missing out on since her brothers death. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Once again at odds with her sister, Sabine chooses to learn all she can about the father she never knew. Hes been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen. And the only one who could have fired Shawns gun was Shawn. This YA novel is sure to appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart. This memoir, bracingly candid and sweetly humorous, is for anyone struggling with loss who just wants someone to get it. How do you move on from an irreplaceable loss? Then they and their classmates watch in shock as a plane crashes into the water. Goodreads Amazon Chapters The Book Depository Barnes & Noble IndieBound. Or, you can call it a gun. From Love Letters advice columnist and podcast host Meredith Goldstein, this emotionally resonant novel with a touch of humor is perfect for fans of Robin Benway and Jenna Evans Welch. Grief-stricken and confused after her fathers mysterious death in a car crash, Shamiso moves with her mother from England to Zimbabwe in order to pick up the pieces returning to an extended family and a world she hardly remembers. Jack and Hallie are practically strangers. Now, Willa and Taylor have two months and two thousand miles to discover how life works without Finley and to decide if their own friendship is worth saving. Her friends seem to have changed overnight. But Tiffany has a secret. As it becomes achingly clear that he and Meg are not the same people they were, Otis must decide what to hold on to and what to leave behind. Thats when she begins to hear a mysterious voice a voice claiming to be God. Perfect for fans of All The Bright Places and We Were Liars. Their world is about to shatter under the weight of an incomprehensible betrayal, Publication Date January 1st 2016 by Skyscape