This came in on our fiction subscription.
Mars, Blake, Carver, and Eli are best friends at an artsy private school. Carver is at work waiting for his friends to pick him up. He texts Mars "where are you guys?". Mars is mid-response when he rear-ends a semi at 75 miles an hour. All 3 are killed in the accident.
Mars's powerful judge father wants Carver charged with involuntary manslaughter. Eli's twin sister is turning the student body of Nashville Arts against Carver.
The story is told by alternating between the present and Carver's memories. Blake's grandmother Betsy, Eli's girlfriend Jes, and Carver's sister Georgia are also central characters (Betsy being my favorite).
It is Betsy's idea to have a Goodbye Day for Blake; a day she and Carver can spend doing things to remember him. I was kinda reminded of those "my dog's last day" posts on Facebook. Carver doesn't know how to handle it when Eli and Mars's families want the same closure.
This wasn't easy for me, as an educator and mom to a boy, to read. Texting while driving is DANGEROUS. Put the phone down. It can wait.
Final note: our copy arrived damaged. It was readable, but we may need to send it back to get a replacement from our supplier.
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