Content levels
Trigger warnings
Heroine archetypes
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Synopsis
In this delightful novel death is a begining, a new start. Liz is killed in a hit a run accident and her 'life' takes a very unexpected turn. At nearly sixteen she knows she will never get married, never have children, and perhaps never fall in love. But in Elsewhere all things carry on almost as they did on earth except that the inhabitants get younger, dogs and humans can communicate (at last) new relationships are formed and old ones sadly interrupted on earth are renewed.Full of the most ingenious detail and woven around the most touching and charming relationships this is a novel of hope, of redemption and re-birth. It is a novel that tells of sadness with heart-breaking honesty and of love and happiness with uplifting brilliance.
Is Elsewhere appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A gentle, thoughtful exploration of death and the afterlife where a teenage girl learns to find meaning in an unexpected existence. The hit-and-run death is not graphic, and the book focuses on healing, hope, and relationships in the afterlife.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, death of child, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A unique and heartwarming story about a girl who discovers that death isn't an ending but a chance to experience life in surprising new ways, including talking to dogs.