Dustin Thao

Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail. And Sam picks up the phone. In a miraculous turn of events, Julie’s been given a second chance at goodbye. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam’s voice makes her fall for him all over again, and with each call it becomes harder to let him go. However, keeping her otherworldly calls with Sam a secret isn’t easy, especially when Julie witnesses the suffering Sam’s family is going through. Unable to stand by the sidelines and watch their shared loved ones in pain, Julie is torn between spilling the truth about her calls with Sam and risking their connection and losing him forever.

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loss, and learning to let go. After the death of his best friend, Eric Ly creates imaginary scenarios in his head to deal with his grief. Until one of them becomes real when a boy he met last summer in Japan finds his way back into his life. When he least expects it, Haru Tanaka walks into the coffee shop and sits down next to him. The only thing is, nobody else can see him. In a magical turn of events, Eric suddenly has someone to connect with, making him feel less alone in the world. But as they spend more and more time together, he begins to question what is real. When he starts losing control of the very thing that is holding him together, Eric must finally confront his reality. Even if it means losing Haru forever.

A star-crossed love. A different sky. Oliver’s story will break your heart open in the much-awaited companion to the New York Times bestselling You’ve Reached Sam.I’ve missed you every day since you left. But I’m sure you already knew that. It’s time to let you go now. I’ll miss you all the time, Sam.It’s been a year since his best friend, Sam, died. Even though Oliver knows he won’t get a response, he can’t stop texting Sam’s number, especially as the anniversary of his death approaches.Then one day he accidentally hits the call button, and someone picks up.The voice on the other end isn’t Sam. Sam’s number was reassigned and a stranger has been receiving Oliver’s private and vulnerable messages for months. But Ben, a college student in Seattle, won’t remain a stranger for long. Oliver knows he should stop communicating now that he knows the truth—but he can’t get Ben out of his head.

Julie et Sam, deux adolescents de dix-sept ans, filent le parfait amour. Leur avenir est tout tracé : après le lycée, ils comptent découvrir le Japon, pays natal de Sam, puis partir ensemble à l’université de Portland. Tout bascule le soir où Sam meurt dans un tragique accident de voiture, alors que les deux amoureux venaient de se disputer au téléphone. Julie, anéantie, ne parvient pas à tourner la page de leur histoire. Désespérément désireuse d’entendre une dernière fois la voix de celui qu’elle aime, Julie appelle le portable de Sam, comptant sur le message du répondeur pour la réconforter. Mais c’est une voix, une voix vivantes qui se fait entendre de l’autre côté du fil ! Et cette voix n’est autre que celle de Sam. Que feriez-vous si la chance d’un véritable au revoir vous était accordée ?