A Good Morning America Book Club YA Pick "Gayle Forman has an uncanny ability to create
characters in which we see ourselves and her latest—which looks at where love goes after a
loss—is an honest heartbreaking elegy to how memory makes relationships eternal." —Jodi
Picoult #1 New York Times bestselling author "I was consumed by this thought-provoking deftly
written multilayered novel. Gayle Forman reigns as the queen of breaking hearts with a touch
of magic." —Adam Silvera #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End One
spring afternoon after school Amber arrives home on her bike. It’s just another perfectly
normal day. But when Amber’s mom sees her she screams. Because Amber died seven years ago hit
by a car while on the very same bicycle she’s inexplicably riding now. This return doesn’t
only impact Amber. Her sister Melissa now seven years older must be a new kind of sibling to
Amber. Amber’s estranged parents are battling over her. And the changes ripple farther and
farther out: Amber’s friends boyfriend and even people she met only once have been deeply
affected by her life and death. In the midst of everyone’s turmoil Amber is struggling with
herself. What kind of person was she? How and why was she given this second chance? This
magnificent tour de force by acclaimed author Gayle Forman brilliantly explores the porous veil
between life and death examines the impact that one person can have on the world and
celebrates life in all its beautiful complexity. What does it mean to get a second chance
when your first life broke everyone you loved? YA Magical Realism: Amber died seven years
ago. When she rides her bicycle home one afternoon as if nothing happened her return is a
miracle that might be a curse. Multiple Points of View: Unravel the mystery of Amber’s life
death and impossible return through the eyes of her sister her estranged parents her former
boyfriend and the many others her life touched. A Fractured Family: Amber’s death tore her
parents apart. Now that she’s back they must confront years of pain and secrets to decide what
family means now. Grief and Second Chances: A thought-provoking exploration of loss and what
comes after. Amber has to figure out why she’s back but everyone she left behind has to decide
if they can survive being broken all over again.
