Just a Normal Tuesday (KCP Loft, 2017) by Kim Turrisi is a powerful book with an inside look at grief.
It’s just a normal Tuesday until sixteen-year-old Kai finds a suicide letter from her older sister Jen. She tries to save her sister, but it is too late and Kai’s stuck letting their parents know. Jen meant everything to Kai. How could Jen do this? Kai saw nothing to warn her of Jen’s unhappiness. To deal with the loss, Kai self-medicates with alcohol and the same drugs Jen used to kill herself, until she inevitably crashes. To save her, Kai’s parents send her away to grief camp. There she can begin healing.
Warning: the book does have language that may be offensive.
This is author Kim Turrisi’s debut novel. Although not an autobiography, she’s not a stranger to this kind of grief. She wishes grief camp had been something available to her. Read more about Kim on her website.
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By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead
By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead (Hyperion, 2010) by Julie Anne Peters grabs with the title and doesn’t let go. It’s a thought provoking book you shouldn’t miss.
Daelyn has been bullied all her life and has now found a website that might help . . . help her commit suicide that is.
Then she meets Santana. Not that she talks to him, but he won’t quit talking to her. He doesn’t seem to be bothered by her silence and lack of response. Yet a connection begins to form. Will it be enough to save her life?
Read about Julie and her other books at her site: http://julieannepeters.com