Love Letters to the Dead

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Laurel has an unusual homework assignment to complete: write a letter to someone dead. When she chooses Kurt Cobain, an idol of her deceased sister May, it unleashes a floodgate of emotions and thoughts that explore Laurel's broken family, her sister's mysterious death, her absentee mother, her developing friend group, and her blossoming love life. These letters are addressed to a range of the famous dead, from Amy Winehouse to Amelia Earhart and beyond. Laurel will learn more about life and living than she ever has before through her Love Letters to the Dead.

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A Little More Information
Dellaira, Ava. Love Letters to the Dead: A Novel. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2014. Print.

ISBN-13: 978-0374346676

Hardcover Price: $11.35

Annotation: After getting an assignment to write a letter to a dead person, a girl reflects on her relationship with her deceased sister through letters to dead famous people.