Love Letters to the Dead
By: Ava Dellaira
Genre: YA Realistic fiction
Pages: 336
Published: 2014
Read: August
4.5 out of 5
Another Teens’ Top Ten nominee! This
is a great book about a teen dealing with the death of her older sister. Throughout
2014, death has been a common theme in YA novels; however I found this book very
unique. Laurel is assigned to write letters to a deceased person; through her
letters she comes to terms with her own family’s death. Another fascinating aspect is the famous
individuals Laurel chooses to write – Kurt Cobain, River Phoenix, and Janis
Joplin, among others – brought back childhood memories for me. In addition
because she included information about their particular deaths I was able to learn
as I read.
I feel this book is well deserving
of the nomination.
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