Book Review: Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong

There are not many times that 2 students that don't even know each other recommend a book to me in a short period of time. This is such a title.

• Skye's mom no longer wakes her with silly songs - she is mentally ill and often doesn't get out of bed until noon.
• Skye starts the day with a granola bar and a juice.
• Skye's brother, Luka, leaves for school early with his friends, because "Something's up."
• Skye's best friend Jesse (more than best friends?) passes her a note with some GPS coordinates - a hint that he wants to meet up.
• Jesse asks her out ON A DATE. Life is good.
• And then - they  are asked to go to the office. There has been a school shooting, at the high school where their brothers attend. Skye's brother was involved in the shootings, Jesse's brother is dead.
• Forty-four hours later, Skye and her belongings are in the back of her grandmother's car as they move away.

The story continues three years later. Skye's parent's divorce and her grandmother's ill health has made it neccessary for her to move in with her aunt and suddently she is back in the community where the shootings occured. ~~~Imagine. ~~~~

In this book you will: walk in Skye's shoes, walk in Jesse's shoes, experience bullying, discover a mystery, and enjoy a love story. This is the story of the ripples that are generated by a single event that takes place during a very short period of time.

You can find Aftermath on the shelves of the Nashua South Library.