"Anjali I really hate it that you're dead."
This is a great opening line for a book. It caught my interest right away. When Anjali dies suddenly a fast illness she leaves behind her best friend Meredith. Meredith is a plain girl that no one notices, and Anjali was a beautiful star. Meredith knows that she was not good enough to be best friends with Anjali but she feels special that Anjali choose her. Now that she is gone Meredith is not sure what to do . She starts to write to Anjali’s ghost in order to keep her close. Though the school year she starts to make other friends, and learn the truth about who Anjali really was. Finding out about the other friends that Anjali had and the things that she did, help Meredith to move on with her life.
I liked the book. At first I thought it would be a ghost story, but now I know the truth. It’s a realistic look at what it’s like to lose a friends, find out that friend is not exactly who you thought she was, and then finding a way to get on with your life. This is a great book for someone who has had a friend or family member die. It shows one girls journey through grief without being overly serious or condescending at all.
This is a clean read with no cursing or sex. Content is appropriate for teens age 12 and up.
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