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Producing are temple hills wyck godfrey and marty bowen. Soon, laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like janis joplin, amy winehouse, amelia earhart, heath ledger, and more though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. Apr 01, 2014 laurel chooses kurt cobain because her sister, may, loved him. Love letters to the dead book summary and study guide. As with kurt, janis, amelia and the others who are gone but still somehow here, love letters to the dead leaves an indelible mark. Your book broke my heart, and pieced it back together. Siblings, loss, high school its hard to live in the shadow of your big sister, especially when your sister is dead. Love letters to the dead paperback january 1, 2014 by ava dellaira author.
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