Goodbye Days - Jeff Zentner

The acclaimed author of The Serpent King looks at a teen's life after the death of his best friend and how he navigates through the guilt and pain by celebrating their lives. Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming.--#1 New York Times-bestselling author Nicola Yoon. \nWhat would you do if you could spend one last day with someone you lost? From the award winning author of The Serpent King comes an acclaimed story of grief, guilt and the chance to say goodbye. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new book, In the Wild Light! \n \nGorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming. --Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything. \nWhere are you guys? Text me back. That's the last message Carver Briggs will ever send his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. He never thought that it would lead to their death. \nNow Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident and even worse, a powerful judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. \n \nLuckily, Carver has some unexpected allies: Eli's girlfriend, the only person to stand by him at school; Dr. Mendez, his new therapist; and Blake's grandmother, who asks Carver to spend a goodbye day together to share their memories and say a proper farewell. \n \nSoon the other families are asking for their own goodbye day with Carver--but he's unsure of their motives. Will they all be able to make peace with their losses, or will these goodbye days bring Carver one step closer to a complete breakdown or--even worse--prison? \n \nHold on to your heart: this book will wreck you, fix you, and most definitely change you. --Becky Albertalli, Morris Award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda\n