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Starred Review on February 1, 2019 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—A brain aneurysm killed July Cooper, but it can't destroy her bond with Dino DeLuca. July rises from the dead at the funeral home owned by Dino's family, and though the two teens had been on the outs for the past year, they are drawn together as they attempt to conceal July's reanimation. What ensues is messy. July's body is slowly rotting, and the two trade barbed words while untangling why their friendship ended aft...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2019
Around the time Dino DeLuca started falling for his first boyfriend, Rafi (who is trans), Dino and his longtime best friend July Cooper became ex-best friends. Now, a year later, July has unexpectedly died of a brain aneurysm. Dino, working in his family's mortuary, is dressing her body for the funeral when he gets a shock: July inexplicably comes back to life. The two teens attempt to figure out how and why this has happened and what they ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More