Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet - by Molly Morris (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Every ten years in the strange little town of Lennon, California, one person is chosen to return from the dead... Wilson Moss entered the town's top-secret contest in the hopes of resurrecting her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc, but that doesn't mean she thought she'd actually win. Now Annie's back and Wil's ecstatic -- does it even really matter that Annie ghosted her a year before she died...? But like any contest, there are rules, and the town's resurrected dead can only return for thirty days. When Wil discovers a loophole that means Annie might be able to stay for good, she's desperate to keep her alive. The potential key? Their third best friend, Ryan. Forget the fact that Ryan openly hates them both, or that she and Wilson have barely spoken since that awkward time they kissed. Wil can put it aside for one month; she just needs to stop thinking about it first. Because Wil has one summer to permanently put an end to her loneliness--it's that, or lose her only friends...again. But along the way, she might have to face some difficult truths about Annie's past and their friendship that, so far, she's left buried."--

Book Synopsis

Every ten years in the strange little town of Lennon, California, one person is chosen to return from the dead...

Wilson Moss entered the town's top-secret contest in the hopes of resurrecting her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc, but that doesn't mean she thought she'd actually win. Now Annie's back and Wil's ecstatic--does it even really matter that Annie ghosted her a year before she died...?

But like any contest, there are rules, and the town's resurrected dead can only return for thirty days. When Wil discovers a loophole that means Annie might be able to stay for good, she's desperate to keep her alive. The potential key? Their third best friend, Ryan. Forget the fact that Ryan openly hates them both, or that she and Wilson have barely spoken since that awkward time they kissed. Wil can put it aside for one month; she just needs to stop thinking about it first.

Because Wil has one summer to permanently put an end to her loneliness--it's that, or lose her only friends...again. But along the way, she might have to face some difficult truths about Annie's past and their friendship that, so far, she's left buried.

Review Quotes

"It's such a brilliant, witty novel about friendship and has really stayed with me." --Author Kate Weston, writing for The Guardian

"This is a beautifully poetic YA work about female friendships, with a touch of magical realism and laugh out loud humor." --NPR

"The novel is a charming, mostly realistic story with a supernatural twist...both sweet and sad but will leave readers feeling hopeful." --School Library Journal

"The continual countdown to Annie's return to the afterlife gives the story tangible stakes...This is a clever, lightly magical title." -Booklist

"The story is fresh and well executed, simultaneously feeling both perfectly convincing and truly bizarre." -Kirkus Reviews

"Morris's deft handling of the teens' intertwining histories and the little mythologies that make up the language of adolescent friendships imbues this speculative rom-com with well-timed comedy and plenty of angst." - Publishers Weekly