Fifteen-year-oldLaurelSummerscouldn’ttellyouthelastwordsshespoketohermotherandsiblingsifherlifedependedonit.Butshewillneverforgettheimageofhermother’smangledgreencaronthefreeway,shatteringtheboringworldLaurelhadbeensodesperatetoescape.Nowshecan’tstopseeingtheghostsofherfamilymembers,whichhauntherwithmemoriesofhowlifeusedtobebackwhenherbiggestproblemwasthekissshesharedwithherbestfriendHanna.Aftertheaccident,Laurelandherdadarelefttopickupthepiecesoftheirshatteredlives.Herdadisstrugglingwithhisgriefanddepression,unabletocopewiththelossofhisfamily.Heseeksawayoutofhispain,leavingLaurelbehindwhilehestrugglestocopewithhisownmentalillness.Sheisdesperatetofindawaytoholdeverythingtogetheragainandhelpherfathercometotermswiththelosssohecancomebacktoher.Laureltriestomakesenseofherpainwiththehelpofhergrandparents,hertwobestfriends,andsomerandomstrangers.Asshestrugglestounderstandwhosheiswithoutherfamily,shemustcometotermswiththeitemsonherListofThingsNottoTalkAbout,learntotrustherdadagain,and--ontopofitall--keepherheartopentoloveinthewakeofherimmenseloss,eventuallylearningthatit’sokaytonotbeokay.
