![]() ![]() This compelling puzzle of a story, filled with engrossing twists and turns, is written in alternating prose and text message formats.ģ. That is, until the bot starts dropping hints that there was more going on with Vanessa than Bailey realized-a secret so big, it may have contributed to Vanessa’s death. The more data she uploads to the bot, the more it feels like she’s really talking to her best friend. To help grieve her loss, Bailey creates a chat bot of Vanessa using years’ worth of their shared text messages and emails. Now Bailey, who thought she knew Vanessa better than anyone in the world, is left with a million unanswered questions, and the only person with answers is gone. But that all changed the night Vanessa left Bailey’s, headed for home, and ended up swerving off a cliff nowhere near her house. This powerful story uncovers both beautiful and heartbreaking truths and explores how challenging, yet healing, family can be.īailey and Vanessa shared everything: laughter, secrets, and packets of Pop Rocks to ward off bad days. ![]() But if Rynn reconnects with her biological sister, it may drive her adoptive family apart for good. ![]() Her search starts with a name, the only thing she has from her birth mother, and she quickly learns that she has a younger sister living in foster care in a nearby town. Although it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family.Īs her relationship with her adoptive mother fractures, Rynn finally decides she needs to know more about the rest of her family. Rynn was born with a hole in her heart-literally. WE’RE IN LOVE WITH THESE PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS 1. You’ll want to hug your best friends a little tighter after reading these.Ģ5 YA Friendship Stories You Need to Read These books portray all the highs and lows we go through in our treasured friendships and remind us that friendship stories are really some of the most powerful love stories out there, both IRL and in fiction. Anyone who’s lost a best friend can attest to that, including some of the characters in the pages of these books. We get to know ourselves through the eyes of our friends.Īt the same time, that kind of love is a risk because losing those kinds of friends has the ability to ruin you. When you’re young and still getting to know yourself, having people who see your true self and love you for all that you are is crucial. ![]() As lovely as it is to see a happily ever after, sometimes the greatest comfort comes from reading a book and just knowing the main character is loved and supported by their friends. Sure, some of our fave YA contemporaries are centered around swoony romances, and as appreciated as they are, sometimes the best stories are the ones about friendship-whether it’s a book specifically about friends, or a subplot in a romance-centered book.įirst loves and heartbreaks are formative parts of our young lives, but our relationships with our best friends, making new friends, and going through friend breakups are just as important parts of our lives and they change us, too. Have you ever read a book and thought, Ugh, I want to be a part of this friend group, or cried harder when two best friends in a book got in a fight than you did when one of them broke up with a romantic partner? Then this list is for you! ![]()
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