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After Life

by Gayle Forman

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? But as Amber tries to piece together the life she left behind, will she find answers or only more heartbreak? YA Magical Realism: Amber died seven years ago. Now she’s back on the same bicycle, with no memory of where she’s been, forcing her family and friends to confront the impossible. Sibling Relationship: Once the protective older sister, Amber must now rely on Melissa, the little sister who is suddenly seven years her senior and holds the secrets to the life Amber can’t remember. Multiple POV: Uncover the full story through the eyes of not just Amber, but her family, friends, and even strangers whose lives were irrevocably touched by her death.

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