Goodbye Days
Jeff Zentner, Michael Crouch
Audio CD
(Listening Library (Audio), March 7, 2017)
âGorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming,â says Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also A Star, of this novel about finding strength and hope after tragedy. Perfect for fans of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Looking for Alaska. Carver Briggs never thought a simple text would cause a fatal crash, killing his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. But now Carver canât stop blaming himself for the accident and even worse, a powerful judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. Luckily, Carver has some unexpected allies: Eliâs girlfriend, the only person to stand by him at school; Dr. Mendez, his new therapist; and Blakeâs grandmother, who asks Carver to spend a âgoodbye dayâ together to share their memories and say a proper farewell. Soon the other families are asking for their own goodbye day with Carverâbut heâs unsure of their motives. Will they all be able to make peace with their losses, or will these goodbye days bring Carver one step closer to a complete breakdown orâeven worseâprison?Includes the song âThe Motion of the Earthâ by Jeff Zentner, performed by Jeff Zentner and Elin Palmer âOne of the most stunningly heartfelt, lump-in-your-throat novels Iâve ever had the pleasure of reading. Hold on to your heart: this book will wreck you, fix you, and most definitely change you.â âBecky Albertalli, author of Morris Award winner Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda âTender, honest, moving, and lyrical. His characters live and breathe. Ahh, lucky me. Lucky us. Zentner is the real thing.â âBenjamin Alire SĂĄenz, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and Printz Honor winning author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe