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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance use in grieving milieu
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Suicide as central event; grief, survivor guilt, and online communities that romanticize death are examined
What this book is about
After Meg takes her own life, her best friend Cody goes looking for answers. The search takes Cody online and across the country, where she finds a community that encourages suicide and a young man who loved Meg. Forman's YA novel handles its subject with care and portrays the aftermath of suicide with specificity and compassion.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Teen suicide (central theme)
Online suicide communities depicted
Grief and survivor guilt
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