Language: R (63 swears 10 'f'); Mature Content: PG13 (sexual activity - talked about not fully described) Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
17yo Amber arrives home from school, and things at home seem different. She can't find her cat, the TV doesn't work right and when her mom sees her she can't stop screaming. Amber was killed in a hit and run on her way home from school 7 years ago. Her little sister Melissa is now Amber's age! Amber's mother is horrified, her father is elated. Amber is confused. She didn't know she died, but now she's seeing how it affected her family, her friends, even people she barely knew.
Told from many perspectives and times prior to and after Amber's return. After Life is definitely for a more mature reader who can keep track. A deep examination of grief, and how different people manage it.
A complicated novel, but a must have in a High School library. Amber and her family are white. Melissa is a lesbian
Lisa Librarian
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