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By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she's determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a website for "completers"- www.through-the-light.com.

While she's on the site, Daelyn blogs about her life, uncovering a history of bullying that goes back to kindergarten. When she's not on the Web, Daelyn's at her private school, where she's known as the freak who doesn't talk.

Then, a boy named Santana begins to sit with her after school while she's waiting to for her parents to pick her up. Even though she's made it clear that she wants to be left alone, Santana won't give up. And it's too late for Daelyn to be letting people into her life. Isn't it?

National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters shines a light on how bullying can push young people to the very edge.




"23 Days and Counting


Dear
___mother
___father
___other

There was nothing you could do to stop me because:

___I’d already made up my mind
___I have been suffering my whole life
___ you were too slow to notice

I offed myself because:

___my life sucks
___the world sucks
___ you suck

Good-bye,
Daelyn"

What are your thoughts on the book?
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i haven't read this but I am definately interested to read it...will be watching for it now!!!

I think I might have to read it too some time.

Three stars

I just read this and it was not what I expected. I knew it would be a story with a strong message about bullying and although I was sad for the main character I didn’t really feel for her. I expected this book to tug on my heartstrings but it kept me at a distance.

Let me know if you want my full review...it has some spoilers.

*spoliers*

so i read this book a month or two ago and i really liked it. its a pretty depressing story and it frustrated me that daelyn couldnt talk. santana is such a cute character and the ending was so sad because he wanted to try to save her and reached out to her but she still chose to kill herself.. i cried soo much but i really loved this book.