First published 2006
Fifteen-year-old Liz Hall dies and wakes up in Elsewhere, a place eerily similar to Earth. Here, she ages backward from her death, destined to become a baby again. Liz longs to live a full life—to get her driver's license, graduate high school, and go to college. But trapped in this strange afterlife, she must come to terms with her new reality and the grandmother she's only just met. Despite her initial sadness, Liz gradually learns that love can be found in the most unexpected places.
Genres: fiction, coming-of-age, fantasy, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Elsewhere
304 pages · Paperback · Farrar, Straus and Giroux