From You to Me Author:K. A. Holt Dear Self, — Amelia Peabody lives in a small town where nothing changes. And that's just fine by her. After losing her big sister, Clara, a few years ago, Amelia can't handle any more change. But when she starts eighth grade, she accidentally recieves a letter that Clara had written to herself. In it, there's a list of things that she... more » wanted to do before the end of middle school and never finished, like get on the softball team and throw an awesome birthday party on the lake.
Amelia wonders if it's a sign from Clara. Maybe if she completes the list, her heart will stop hurting so much, and she can go back to being her old self. So she decides to complete the list. But as she makes her way through, Amelia finds that there's no going back, only forward. And she realizes she'll have to out her own spin on Clara's list to grow and change in the ways she needs to.
K.A. Holt's beautiful new novel is about grieving and growing up and the ripples loss creates for a girl, a family, and a community. « less