After Eli

When Daniel's brother Eli is killed at warin Afghanistan, Daniel considers the history of unusual fatalities to determine what makes a death - or a life - matter. Danny creates a Book of the Dead - an old binder that he fills with details about dead people, how they died, and, most important, for what purpose. Eventually Daniel is prompted to look up from his notebook of death and questions to make new friends and be swept into the moments that start life rolling again. A book about loss and recovery, featuring a male protagonist and told in the first person.

Featured in The Promise of Spring 2015 Teen Reads newsletter.
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