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By the Way, I Love You

by Susan Beth Miller

A new beginning shadowed by grief

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A new beginning shadowed by grief

Leslie arrives at the University of Michigan carrying two transitions at once: the start of college and the recent loss of her mother. Questions about whether she was loved shape how she responds to new relationships, including her bond with her father, boyfriend, and roommate. A patch of wild land becomes a place of refuge, then the focus of a conflict with developers. The book brings together bereavement, first-year college life, dating, and the challenge of accepting support, with Leslie’s connection to the threatened landscape tied to her own sense of belonging.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories set around the transition to university.
  • Readers seeking fiction about grief, family relationships, dating, and finding a sense of belonging.
  • Readers interested in a story that includes a threatened natural space and a development conflict.

Themes

Grief and unresolved questionsCollege transitionFamily and romantic relationshipsBelonging and accepting supportLand conservation

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Book overview

Not long before Leslie embarks on her freshman year at the University of Michigan, her mom dies of cancer. As she dives into the chaos of college life-making friends, dealing with frenemies, and stumbling through the awkwardness of dating-unresolved questions about her mom keep creeping in.

 

If her mom never loved her, why should anybody else?

 

Leslie hides behind layers of prickly sarcasm, closing herself to her bumbling dad, her sweet and complicated boyfriend, and her dynamic roommate whose perfect mother is still alive.

 

When Leslie discovers a wild plot of land that feels as out of place as she is, it quickly becomes her refuge. But when that sanctuary is threatened by developers, Leslie enters a fight she can't win unless she's willing to let others in.

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