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"Nobody writes about family secrets with the grace, compassion, and intrigue of Courtney Sheinmel." - Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your LifeFans of I Was Here by Gayle Forman and Far from the Tree by Robin Benway will be floored by this heartbreaking yet uplifting teen novel about a grieving girl who follows a mysterious list across the country after her older sister's death. Sloane Weber is devastated when her older sister dies by suicide. Talley was a bright light who made everyone want to step closer. Why had she made that unthinkable choice? The only clue Talley left behind for Sloane is a puzzle - a list of random places and names, along with the phone number of a boy named Adam, who lives in California and claims he didn't know Talley. Sloane heads west, enlists Adam's help, and together they search for answers. But while Sloane is drawn to Adam, she can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something. Is Sloane ready to learn the truth - about Adam, her sister, or the secrets her family has been hiding for years?
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Born in California. Raised in New York. Went to law school, now write full time. Love: long walks, fresh notebooks, the smell of brownies, pomegranate seeds. Don't love: yogurt, spam (the email kind, and the food kind) , deep water, deserted city streets. My new middle grade series, The Kindness Club, debuts this fall. Look for book 1, CHLOE ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, on November 1, 2016. Other recent books include EDGEWATER (young adult) , ZACKTASTIC (middle grade) , and the latest Stella Batts book -- STELLA BATTS #9: SCAREDY CAT. Coming soon -- AGNES & CLARABELLE, a chapter book for emerging readers (co-written by Adele Griffin) , available January 2017. I love to hear from readers! Email me! Tweet me! Ask a question! I promise to reply.
