{"product_id":"love-letters-to-the-dead-ava-dellaira-9781250062963","title":"Love Letters to the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dear Ava, I loved your book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Award-winning actress Emma Watson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReminiscent of John Green, Kathleen Glasgow, and \u003ci\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower\u003c\/i\u003e, Ava Dellaira writes about grief, love, and family with a haunting and often heartbreaking beauty in this emotionally stirring, critically acclaimed debut novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLove Letters to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Letters to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Stephen Chbosky, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A heart-wrenching celebration of love and friendship and family.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Laurie Halse Anderson, author of \u003ci\u003eSpeak\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShout\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Letters to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e leaves an indelible mark.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Gayle Forman, author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Really, just go read it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han, get ready.\" \u003c\/b\u003e―Booklist, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ava Dellaira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250062969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250062963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e165844 \/ Love Letters to the Dead\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ava Dellaira","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052315209983,"sku":"9781250062963","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6614698-69e4-43cb-b06c-1ccd9122c4ce.jpg?v=1685018123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-letters-to-the-dead-ava-dellaira-9781250062963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}