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Although Sasha's been dying of cancer for months, Raquel ("Rocki") is still stunned when her best friend is finally gone. But irrepressible Sasha reaches out from beyond the grave via a series of letters through which Rocki meets Sasha's biological brother. Young impressively balances an exploration of grief with the adventure of a scavenger hunt, but the novel's ending feels a little too neat.