I adore Barry Lyga. This book was great. Ten years earlier, when he was four, Sebastian accidentally shot and killed his baby sister, Lola. The accident tore their family apart, and Sebastian has never forgiven himself. He's pretty much an outcast at school and we figure out early on that Sebastian is planning on taking his own life. His only friend goes away for the summer, and it seems like the perfect time to do it, but then Sebastian meets the girl next door, Aneesa. Aneesa doesn't know about Lola, and they become friends. Sebastian finds himself falling in love with her. He does eventually tell her about what happened, and is pleasantly surprised when he discovers it doesn't change how she feels about him. It was very nicely done, I think Lyga did an excellent job of capturing Sebastian's confusion and angst, not just at his past but as a teenager in general.
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