Ember and Ness are best friends, completely inseparable. Ember can’t imagine what life would be without Ness. Until Ness dies, in a most sudden and unexpected way. Ember feels completely empty. How can this even be real? Then Ember finds a way into the afterworld-a place where the recently dead reside. She knows there must be a way to bring Ness back, so she decides to find it. Because that’s what friends do: rescue each other. But the afterworld holds […]

Categories: NetGalley, Realistic • Tags: A.F. Harrold (Illustrations), Arc, Bloomsbury Children's Books, book review, Contemporary, death, Emily Gravett (Illustrations), family, featured, middle school readers, The Afterwards