Librarian Chrissie Recommends: Stay With Me by Garrett Freymann-Weyr (YA FREYMANN-WEYR)

Sixteen year-old Leila is struggling with where she fits in with her family, her friends and life in general. She has two half-sisters from her father’s first marriage and has never really been close with them. When her half-sister Rebecca dies, she begins looking for any clues or triggers which may have led to her sudden death. On top of that, her parents are scheduled to go on sabbatical for a year and the family decides that she should live with her half-sister Clare while they are gone. While, living with Clare, Leila becomes part of the stage crew for her high school drama club while continuing to piece together the events that led to Rebecca’s death at the same time. Leila also mistakenly meets a television writer (she is supposed to meet one of Rebecca’s old friends) who helps her navigate her new relationship with Clare, helps her come to terms with Rebecca’s death, and helps Leila learn to be herself. This is a great story of unexpected sisterhood as well as a teen navigating her way through the unexpected punches life can throw at you.

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