Goodbye days : a novel / Jeff Zentner.
"Looks at a teen's life after the death of his best friend and how he navigates through the guilt and pain by celebrating their lives--and ultimately learning to forgive himself"-- Provided by publisher.
Carver Briggs never thought a simple text would cause a fatal crash, killing his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident, and a judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. Eli's girlfriend, Carver's therapist, and Blake's grandmother ask Carver to spend a "goodbye day" with them to share their memories and say a proper farewell. As other families ask for their own goodbye day with Carver, will it mean making peace with their losses, or bring Carver one step closer to a complete breakdown-- and possibly prison?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780553524062
- ISBN: 0553524062
- Physical Description: 404 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Target Audience Note: | HL620L Lexile Decoding demand: 98 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 86 (very high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.3 13 191421. |
Awards Note: | Gateway Readers award nominee 2019-2020. |
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Genre: | Teen fiction. Fiction. |
Available copies
- 56 of 56 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Little Dixie Regional.
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- 0 current holds with 56 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Little Dixie - Madison | YA ZENTNER (Text) | 2004271922 | Stacks | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | YA ZENTNER (Text) | 2004072849 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | YA ZENTNER (Text) | 2004103965 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
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Goodbye Days
What would you do if you could spend one last day with someone you lost? From the award winning author of The Serpent King comes an acclaimed story of grief, guilt and the chance to say goodbye. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new book, In the Wild Light! "Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming." --Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything. Where are you guys? Text me back. That's the last message Carver Briggs will ever send his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. He never thought that it would lead to their death. Now Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident and even worse, a powerful judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. Luckily, Carver has some unexpected allies: Eli's girlfriend, the only person to stand by him at school; Dr. Mendez, his new therapist; and Blake's grandmother, who asks Carver to spend a "goodbye day" together to share their memories and say a proper farewell. Soon the other families are asking for their own goodbye day with Carver--but he's unsure of their motives. Will they all be able to make peace with their losses, or will these goodbye days bring Carver one step closer to a complete breakdown or--even worse--prison? "Hold on to your heart: this book will wreck you, fix you, and most definitely change you." --Becky Albertalli, Morris Award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda