The Sister Pact in Bloomington, MN

From bestselling author Stacie Ramey comes a powerful story of sisterhood, young adult depression, and love. A suicide pact was supposed to keep them together, but a broken promise tore them apart.
Allie is devastated when her older sister commits suicide—and it's not just because she misses her. Allie feels betrayed. The two made a pact that they'd always be together, in life and in death, but Leah broke her promise and Allie needs to know why.
Her divorced parents hover. Her friends try to support her. And Nick, sweet Nick, keeps calling and flirting. Their sympathy only intensifies her grief, her guilt.
But the more she clings to Leah, the more secrets surface. Allie's not sure which is more distressing: discovering the truth behind her sister's death or facing her new reality without her.
A great pick for:
Fans of Kathleen Glasgow and Jodi Picoult
Readers looking for young adult novels about depression, romance, sisterhood, and forgiveness
Buyers of contemporary young adult
Also by Stacie Ramie:
It's My Life
The Secrets We Bury
The Homecoming
Praise for
The Sister Pact
:
"
A powerful story
of redemption, forgiveness, love, and the ability to persevere."—
VOYA Magazine
"The story
reads like
Go Ask Alice
...As Allie learns the many sordid secrets of her sister's concealed life, she begins to understand the powerful influence her sister had on her and, a talented painter, struggles to find her own voice. "—
Kirkus
"A heavy but powerful read that
tackles big topics
without letting them drag the narrative down."—
Booklist
"The story is well written and
will hold teens' interest.
"—
School Library Connection