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As Laurel starts at a new high school, she is still reeling from the sudden death of the older sister she idolized. Her first English assignment is to write a letter to a dead person, so she starts writing a series of letters. Although the obvious choice would have been to write to her sister, instead she begins with Kurt Cobain, going on through a number of people who meant something either to her or to her family, including Jim Morrison, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Bishop (a poet), Amy Winehouse,
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Majorly disappointed. Definitely would not put this book in a teen girl's hands. Laurel has no sense of direction, no personality, and is the definition of a "follower" from birth. This is more of a how not to be as I grow up, head into high school, and discover my teen self. Also, too immature of a character for the deep subject matter, which is what drew me into picking up this title. The many tragedies/difficulties/life discoveries "glanced" over in this story is sad...they could have been ha
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i don't really like to write reviews but i have had so many feelings for this book that it deserves one. thre were sometimes when i wanted to throw this book across the room because it was a little depressing and slow. The ending was very good though. i loved the story even though it broke my heart a little.
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