Emily Wing Smith

When her boyfriend Zan leaves high school in Utah a year early to attend Pitzer College, a broken-hearted Joy and Zan's best friend Noah take off on a road trip to California seeking "closure."

Back when You Were Easier to Love

"Author Emily Wing Smith chronicles her childhood struggles with mental and learning disabilities and the car accident when she was twelve that led to the discovery of a brain tumor at the base of her skull"--

A Memoir

All Better Now

When Joel Espen dies from dehydration while hiking, six teenagers who were close to him try to understandwhat happened and whether he chose to die.

The Way He Lived

"It’s a testament to Smith’s skills that although her central character speaks only through other people’s recollections, his identity emerges distinctly by the end of the novel." —Publishers Weekly, starred review Winner of the 2009 Utah Book Award (young adult category) Sometimes being true to yourself means sacrificing everything... Joel Espen could never be who he really was in the small town of Haven. Still, there was always something different about him. Sixteen years old. Green eyes that could see right into your heart. A selfless need to save people. Even the way he died reflected the way he lived: helping others. But how are you supposed to just go on living like normal after suddenly losing your brother . . . your best friend . . . your first love? As the six teens who were closest to Joel try to find the meaning behind his death, they begin to realize that tragedy can sometimes set you free—by revealing who you truly are.

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