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Playlist for the Dead - Michelle Falkoff
Playlist for the Dead
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“A page-turner that combines genuine intrigue with heartbreak and desire.” —Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7sPart mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale in the vein of Thirteen Reasons Why, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and The Spectacular... show more
“A page-turner that combines genuine intrigue with heartbreak and desire.” —Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7sPart mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale in the vein of Thirteen Reasons Why, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and The Spectacular Now, Michelle Falkoff’s debut is an honest and gut-wrenching novel about loss, rage, what if feels like to outgrow a friendship that’s always defined you—and the struggle to redefine yourself. There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, Sam’s 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.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. And it might only be by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him that he’ll finally be able to piece together his best friend’s story. And maybe have a chance to change his own. “An absorbing and sensitive read.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books“Falkoff lightens the substantial topics of grief, bullying, and suicide with Sam’s engaging 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“Truly powerful moments.” —Kirkus Reviews
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780062310514 (0062310518)
ASIN: 0062310518
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Contemporary
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Sheila's Reads
Sheila's Reads rated it
5.0 PLAYLIST FOR THE DEAD by Michelle Falkoff
Not a book to be read quickly. This must be savored. A 16-year old commits suicide and leaves his friend a playlist to discover why he committed suicide. Listen to the song at the beginning of each chapter and see how it fits. Listen more than once. Make sure you know what is being sung. I onl...
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3.5 Review: The Playlist for the Dead!
At A GlanceGenre: Young Adult; ContemporaryLove Triangle/Insta Love?: insta love a bit.Cliff Hanger: nope.Rating: 3.5 starsScore SheetAll out of tenCover: 8Plot: 6Characters: 7World Building: 7Flow: 7Series Congruity: n/aEnding: 6Total: 7.5In DeptBest Part: Linkin Park Song!Worst Part: Shallow pl...
oanaread
oanaread rated it
4.0 Playlist for the Dead
sigh. playlist to the dead gives me a close to heavy feeling. this is a story of a boy who committed suicide and left nothing but a playlist to his bestfriend. the story is sad and mysterious. just when i thought what's happened, side stories were slowly uncovered, revealing the whole picture of the...
I Swallow Books Whole
I Swallow Books Whole rated it
0.0 Playlist for the Dead
It sounds good and I want to read it, but it sounds very similar to 13 Reasons Why.
ReadingBifrost
ReadingBifrost rated it
4.0 Playlist for the Dead
“Apparently I wasn’t the only one who was finding people surprising these days. It made me wonder whether everyone had these secret lives, these aspects of themselves that didn’t match who they seemed to be.”Where to begin with this? For starters, don’t worry about the music. I did listen to some of...
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