It takes a special book to bring tears to my eyes and make me swoon.' Rachel Harris, New York Times bestselling author Romance and friendship, true growth and authentic healing, this story blew me away. Sedgwick masterfully delves into the painful details of losing a loved one, breaking your heart even as her beautiful words stitch you back together. 'A deeply moving tale of unimaginable loss and the redemptive power of love. VERDICT For general purchase, and especially for those school libraries needing realistic fiction.' School Library Journal Fans of Sarah Dessen and realistic fiction with a poignant and sad slant will find this an enjoyable read. 'Just as readers think they know how this story is going to end, a big plot twist changes the tale’s course. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. He wants her to move on.īut then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her-from Lucas. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house.

When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try.

Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover.

'A deeply moving tale of unimaginable loss and the redemptive power of love.' -Rachel Harris, New York Times bestselling author A Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green.

Effortless With You by Lizzy Charles