A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend
Publisher
Dail Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780803734203
Pages
272 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
As she tries to sort out her feelings of love, seventeen-year-old Cass, a spunky math genius with an introverted streak, finds a way to memorialize her dead best friend.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
900L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian; lesbian teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
lesbian female
Awards
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2010
Rainbow List, 2011 Young Adult/ Crossover Fiction
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2010
Keywords
friendship; best friends; death of a friend; grieving; musicals; theatre; travels; cross-country traveling; road trip
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Horner, Emily, "A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend" (2010). Diverse Families. 1468.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1468