But Laurel keeps the story of her loss to herself, and by keeping her pain separate, also keeps a big chunk of herself from the people who care about her. Sky seems to be wounded in some way as well, and bit by bit the two are drawn together. Sky is a junior, cool enough that everyone seems to like him, but not interested in being part of the popular crowd.
Meanwhile, Laurel slowly finds her way, making two good friends, Hannah and Natalie, and attracting the eye of the cute boy she’s noticed.
Letters follow letters, and Laurel fills up a notebook with letters to dead people: She writes not just to Kurt Cobain, but also to River Phoenix, Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Amelia Earhart, and more. Laurel doesn’t turn in the assignment, but she does write the letter - to Kurt Cobain - and then, finding it an outlet for her inner turmoil, she keeps writing. Friendless and alone, she tries to figure out where, if at all, she fits in, while dealing with her loss and pain as she puzzles through the events leading to May’s death.Īt the start of the school year, Laurel’s English teacher gives the class a strange first assignment: Write a letter to someone who’s dead. Wanting a fresh start away from sympathetic comments and intrusive stares, Laurel transfers to the school on the other side of town where she knows no one and no one knows her. In Love Letters to the Dead, main character Laurel starts high school six months after the death of her sister May, and is still deeply grieving her loss. Book Review: Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
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