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Things I'll Never Say

by Cassandra Newbould

Friendship, grief, and feelings left unsaid

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Friendship, grief, and feelings left unsaid

Casey’s journals give this coming-of-age story an intimate frame: they hold the words she can no longer share with her twin brother, Sammy, who died of an overdose. Ten years after the Scar Squad formed, Casey’s romantic feelings for both remaining friends—Francesca and Benjamin—complicate the trio’s bond. A summer party brings those feelings into sharper focus, while Casey’s anger and grief over Sammy’s death remain part of what she is trying to face. The story brings together friendship, bereavement, and the uncertainty of deciding what to say—or keep private—when love may change a close relationship.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in coming-of-age fiction about friendship and romantic attraction.
  • Readers looking for a journal-framed story that addresses grief after an overdose.
  • Fans of young adult epistolary fiction.

Themes

Friendship and romantic attractionGrief and anger after lossJournaling and unspoken feelingsComing of age

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Book overview

A beautifully raw coming-of-age story for fans of Becky Albertalli and Julie Murphy, examining what it means to crush on your two best friends at the same time.

Ten years ago, the Scar Squad promised each other nothing would tear them apart. Even when Casey Jones Caruso lost her twin brother Sammy to an overdose, and their foursome became a threesome, the squad picked each other up. But when Casey's feeling for the remaining members--Francesca and Benjamin--develop into romantic attraction, she worries the truth will dissolve them.

Casey tries to ignore her heart, until Ben kisses her at a summer party, and Frankie kisses another girl. Now Casey must confront all the complicated feelings she's buried--for her friends and for the brother she's totally pissed at for dying. Since Sammy's death, Casey has spilled all the things she can no longer say to him in journals, and now more than ever, she wishes he were here to help her decide whether she should guard her heart or bet it all on love, before someone else decides for her.
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