Only the Good

There's not a person on earth who doesn't love 14-year-old Sawyer Whitting: lively laughing surrounded by friends. Then there's his bookish twin Shell who watches him from afar. When they begin ninth grade she expects him to conquer Blue Brook High School... until the accident. Losing Sawyer breaks Shell in two. Over months of mourning everything changes from the relationship with her old friends to how people at Blue Brook come together sharing unfathomable loss. At first without her brother to guide her it's easy to shut herself away ― that's what everyone else is doing. Eventually Shell meets people and makes choices that will bring her face-to-face with her brother's death. No matter how much it hurts she'll have to be ready. ONLY THE GOOD is a smart tender story about facing grief and the power one person can have over many. Debut novel. National Novel Writing Month 2011 winner. Recommended for ages 12-13 and up.