Sometimes the best letters are the ones that go unanswered It begins as an assignment for English class: write a letter to a dead person - any dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain - he died young; and so did Laurel's sister May - so maybe he'll understand a bit of what Laurel is going through. Soon Laurel is writing letters to lots of dead people - Janis Joplin; Heath Ledger; River Phoenix; Amelia Earhart... it's like she can't stop. And she'd certainly never dream of handing them in to her teacher. She writes about what it's like going to a new high school; meeting new friends; falling in love for the first time - and how her family has shattered since May died. But much as Laurel might find writing the letters cathartic; she can't keep real life out forever. The ghosts of her past won't be contained between the lines of a page; and she will have to come to terms with growing up; the agony of losing a beloved sister; and the realisation that only you can shape your destiny. A lyrical; haunting and stunning debut from the protege of Stephen Chbosky (THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER).