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High school is no refuge for Echo, who continues to feel the absence of her older sister who died a year ago. The arrival of Zoe’s diary—given to Echo as a fifteenth‑birthday present from Zoe’s boyfriend—provides a unique glimpse into the sister’s inner world and the circumstances of her death. Through reviewing these intimate entries, Echo begins to understand her sister’s life, confronts her own grief, and finds new ways to move forward in school and in her relationships.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Alyson Noël
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