"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I know you’re dead and that is such a shame, but i figured that it couldn’t hurt to write to you. I know i could have picked another dead person to write to and tell mt feelings, but i knew that if you were alive and sitting in front of me you would say something to make me laugh. You seemed like the kind of man who never wanted someone to be in pain. I think thats why you were in so many comedy movies. Anyway. A lot has happened to me in the past year. I moved, met a guy that i really like (but has a girlfriend), told someone i liked them when really i didn’t. I know that doesn’t seem like a lot, but to me that is all a really big deal. My parents fought for a big portion of the year and it really hurt me. I became someone that i’m not. I am usually very shy and i still am, but i also used to be really nice. But ever since my parents (they are still together) and this boy (who my best friend likes) and my best friend who is going through a really bad time right now, i have become meaner and brattier and i have come out of my shell a little bit. And i hate it. This may not seem like a big deal, but for a girl who grew up in a pretty perfect family and has never done anything wrong beside lie, this is really big. Anyway, i will probably write to you again because this really helped me a lot.