Violet survived the accident that killed her sister, but she doesn’t know how to move forward. One day she finds herself on the top of her school’s bell tower. Before there is another tragedy, Theodore “The Freak” Finch pulls her back from the edge. However, since Finch has put himself in precarious positions before, everyone assumes Violet talked him out of jumping, and he lets them.  The two are paired for a class project, “Wander Indiana”, which is difficult since Violet refuses to travel by car. Told through the device of the project, the story, in alternating voices, chronicles Violet’s recovery from the loss of her sister and Finch’s descent into mental illness. The romance builds slowly and is sweet and touching. Violet’s grief is realistic and will ring true to teens. but it is Finch’s story that will break your heart. I have read several young adult books dealing with depression and suicide, but this one resonated with me and I think it will with teens as well. Teens who don’t know what to read after Green’s TFIOS will love this one.