{"product_id":"i-was-here-isbn-9780147514035","title":"I Was Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe newest heartwrenchingly powerful novel from the bestelling author of IF I STAY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, and some secrets of his own. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eI Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eI Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a pitch-perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, and romance. Gayle Forman has given us an unflinchingly honest portrait of the bravery it takes to live after devastating loss.\" —\u003cb\u003eStephen Chbosky\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Irresistible tear-jerker” \u003ci\u003e—New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A heartbreaking novel about coping with loss from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"As she did in \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, Forman offers an introspective examination of the line between life and death, and the courage it takes to persist.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Forman sifts through Cody’s shifting psychological landscape with a sure and delicate hand, developing a character that readers will recognize themselves in. . . a relevant book as well as an absorbing one.” —\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Part tautly paced mystery, part psychological study of suicide and its aftereffects. . . An engrossing and provocative look at the devastating finality of suicide, survivor's guilt, the complicated nature of responsibility and even the role of the Internet in life-and-death decisions.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Suicide has always been a subject in YA literature, and to her credit, Forman handles it sensitively and gracefully, raising important issues of the ethics and morality of the subject. The combination mystery and love story is sure to reach a wide readership and excite essential discussion. . . This latest offering should generate massive teen interest.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Cody's struggle with grief and complicity is intense and affecting up until an emotional gut-punch of a conclusion. Once this compelling case is closed, what remains is a haunting, elegiac tale about enduring and understanding loss. \" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Teens will clamor for this latest offering from the author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Hugely popular Forman, author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e among others, has another best seller here. This novel’s strength lies in its depiction of main character Cody, a young woman torn by conflicts but sustained by her own sense of purpose.\" —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Takes tragedy, guilt, friendship, inspiration, heartache, and bravery and mixes them all up in a blender of feelings” —\u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhere She Went\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Beautifully written.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An achingly gorgeous portrayal of rejection and rekindled love.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A page-turner, tearjerker and romance all in one.” —\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Pitch-perfect...a moving, skillfully crafted novel.” —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJust One Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust One Year\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Offering mystery, drama, and an evocative portrait of unrequited love, this open-ended novel will leave fans eagerly anticipating the companion story.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Readers were enthralled with Forman’s \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e books, and now she’s captivated them again as they fall in love with her characters in \u003ci\u003eJust One Day\u003c\/i\u003e.” —NPR’s \u003ci\u003eThe Roundtable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “As satisfying as both of these books are, readers are going to wish for a third.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003eGayle Forman is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eJust One Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust One Year\u003c\/i\u003e, and the companion e-novella \u003ci\u003eJust One Night\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e--which was made into a major motion picture of the same name--and \u003ci\u003eWhere She Went\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughters.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day after Meg died, I received this letter:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI regret to inform you that I have had to take my own life. This decision has been a long time coming, and was mine alone to make. I know it will cause you pain, and for that I am sorry, but please know that I needed to end my own pain. This has nothing to do with you and everything to do with me. It’s not your fault.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe emailed copies of the letter to her parents and to me, and to the Tacoma police department, along with another note informing them which motel she was at, which room she was in, what poison she had ingested, and how her body should be safely handled. On the pillow at the motel room was another note—instructing the maid to call the police and not touch her body—along with a fifty-dollar tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe sent the emails on a time delay. So that she would be long gone by the time we received them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, I didn’t know any of that until later. So when I first read Meg’s email on the computer at our town’s public library, I thought it had to be some kind of joke. Or a hoax. 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