Playlist for the Dead - Softcover

Falkoff, Michelle

3.29

14,410 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008110662 ISBN 13: 9780008110666

Publisher: HARPER COLLINS, 2015

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Here's what Sam knows: There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, his best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs, and a suicide note:

For Sam – listen and you'll understand.

Here's what Sam knows: There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, his best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs, and a suicide note: For Sam – listen and you'll understand.

As he listens to song after song, Sam tries to face up to what happened the night Hayden killed himself. But it's only by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him that he will finally be able to piece together his best friend’s story. And maybe have a chance to change his own.

Part mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale in the vein of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Playlist for the Dead is an honest and gut-wrenching first novel about loss, rage, what it feels like to outgrow a friendship that's always defined you – and the struggle to redefine yourself.

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Review:

An absorbing and sensitive read. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

Debut author Falkoff lightens the substantial topics of grief, bullying, and suicide with Sam sengaging investigation. --ALA Booklist"

Realistic and well-written The strong characters, dialogue and the use of the playlist to structure the book make this a good pick for struggling readers. --School Library Journal"

Falkoff treats a difficult topic with delicacy and care. --Publishers Weekly"

A nice premise with some truly powerful moments. --Kirkus Reviews"

[A] debut novel that limns the shifting boundaries of teen friendship, loyalty and identity. Playlist takes the expected conventions of stories about teen grief and turns them inside out, keeping readers guessing until the final chapters. --Austin American-Statesman"

"An absorbing and sensitive read."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Realistic and well-written...The strong characters, dialogue and the use of the playlist to structure the book make this a good pick for struggling readers."--School Library Journal

"Falkoff treats a difficult topic with delicacy and care."--Publishers Weekly

"A nice premise with some truly powerful moments."--Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

Here's what Sam knows: There was a party.There was a fight.The next morning, Sam's best friend, Hayden, was dead.All he left Sam was a playlist and a note, sayingthat he took his own life.but what Sam doesn't know is: Why?

To figure out what happened, Sam has to rely on the playlist and his own memory. But the more he listens, the more he realizes that his memory isn't as reliable as he thought. Especially when someone claiming to be Hayden starts sending him cryptic messages, and a series of violent attacks begins on the bullies who made Hayden's life hell.

Sam knows he has to face up to what happened the night Hayden killed himself. But it's only by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him including an eccentric, unpredictable girl who's got secrets, too that Sam will finally be able to piece together his best friend's story.

And maybe have a chance to change his own."

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