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Dear Charlie

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Death should never meet the young. But it did. Thanks to my brother, death made fourteen new friends that day. Maybe even fifteen, if you count Charlie.

But I don’t think death came for him. I think something darker and more sinister took his soul.

At sixteen, Sam Macmillan is supposed to be thinking about girls, homework and his upcoming application to music college, not picking up the pieces after the school shooting that his brother Charlie committed.

Yet as Sam desperately tries to hang on to the memories he has of his brother, the media storm surrounding their family threatens to destroy everything. And Sam has to question all he thought he knew about life, death, right and wrong.

Critics Review

  • ‘At its searing best the novel demonstrates how the perpetrator of a despicable act can still be loved, forgiven and very missed’ – Financial Times

    ‘A very important book […] a powerful book that will stay with you.’ – Culturefly

    ‘An exceptional novel on a controversial and relevant subject today.’ – The Bookbag

    ‘An incredibly moving, heartfelt and thought-provoking novel’ – Black Plume

    ‘A gripping, eye-opening YA novel that I wish I could put in everyone’s hands.’ – Pretty Little Memoirs

    ‘You know this book is going to go straight to your heart and rip a little bit of it out.’ – Long Story Short

    ‘If you’re after a truly thought-provoking book this is well worth a read.’ – Bibliowormed

    ‘Utterly heartbreaking and so beautifully written.’ – Goodreads reviewer

    ‘Such a clever book.’ – Book Angel Booktopia

    ‘Very well written, and tackles a tough subject well’ – First News

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