Jennifer Yu

They're more than their problems Obsessive-compulsive teen Clarissa wants to get better, if only so her mother will stop asking her if she's okay. Andrew wants to overcome his eating disorder so he can get back to his band and their dreams of becoming famous. Film aficionado Ben would rather live in the movies than in reality. Gorgeous and overly confident Mason thinks everyone is an idiot. And Stella just doesn't want to be back for her second summer of wilderness therapy. As the five teens get to know one another and work to overcome the various disorders that have affected their lives, they find themselves forming bonds they never thought they would, discovering new truths about themselves and actually looking forward to the future. "

A moving and unique speculative YA novel about the afterlife and the unexpected connections that can be made in death. In life, high school classmates Caroline Davison and Kenny Zhou existed in separate universes—Caroline in one of softball practices and family dinners; Kenny in one of NASA photo books and late-night shifts at his parents’ Chinese restaurant. But after their deaths, they find themselves thrown together as roommates in a mysterious white room—one that seems to exist outside of time and space, shows them their loved ones’ lives on a large hi-def TV, and grants their wishes with a sardonic sense of humor. As Caroline and Kenny watch life continue to unfold back on Earth, they realize they can influence events through radio signals, psychic mediums, and electromagnetic interference. In their efforts to console their families, they also start to understand the tragic depth of how their lives and deaths were connected and how to help their families—and themselves—heal from the losses.

Some love stories aren't meant to last. Stella lives with depression, and her goals for junior year are pretty much limited to surviving her classes, staying out of her parents’ constant fights and staving off unwanted feelings enough to hang out with her friends Lin and Katie. Until Kevin. A quiet, wry senior who understands Stella and the lows she’s going through like no one else. With him, she feels less lonely, listened to—and hopeful for the first time since ever… But to keep that feeling, Stella lets her grades go and her friendships slide. And soon she sees just how deep Kevin’s own scars go. Now little arguments are shattering. Major fights are catastrophic. And trying to hold it all together is exhausting Stella past the breaking point. With her life spinning out of control, she’s got to figure out what she truly needs, what’s worth saving—and what to let go.

Caroline i Kenny za życia się nie znali, byli z różnych światów. Jej codzienność kręciła się wokół treningów softballu i rodzinnych obiadów, a jego wokół książek o NASA i nocnych zmian w chińskiej restauracji rodziców. Ale po ich śmierci, spotykają się w tajemniczym białym pokoju, który wydaje się istnieć poza czasem i przestrzenią. W dodatku na dużym telewizorze pokój wyświetla im życie ich bliskich. Okazjonalnie spełni też życzenia nastolatków, chociaż nie zawsze powstrzyma się od drobnych psikusów. Gdy Caroline i Kenny obserwują, jak dalej toczy się życie na Ziemi, zdają sobie sprawę, że mogą wpływać na wydarzenia za pomocą sygnałów radiowych, mediów parapsychicznych i zakłóceń elektromagnetycznych. Starając się pocieszyć swoje rodziny, zaczynają również rozumieć tragiczną głębię tego, jak ich życie i śmierć były ze sobą powiązane oraz jak pomóc swoim bliskim — i sobie — z żałobą. Pokój w czwartym wymiarze to poruszająca i wyjątkowa powieść dla młodzieży o życiu pozagrobowym i nieoczekiwanych połączeniach, które można nawiązać po śmierci.