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Cautious good girl Eden's crush Will died suddenly before graduation, her best friend pulls away as summer begins, and her high-achieving family starts to splinter. Phoning a digital recreation of Will becomes a soothing habit but keeps Eden anchored to the past. Behind the futuristic premise is a solidly realistic coming-of-age story about Eden's struggles to face her grief and fears.
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After several encounters with an invisible boy, Addie discovers that she chose to wipe the boy, Zach (her ex), from her memory via a medical procedure. Why did she erase him? Why is she seeing him now? In "After" chapters, readers join Addie in puzzling out the answers; "Before" chapters describe how Addie met and fell for Zach. A haunting and thought-provoking debut.