By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

By Julie Anne Peters

Pages

200

Rating

3.85

Year

2009

ContemporaryYoung AdultFictionMental HealthMental IllnessTeen

Description

Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she’s determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a website for “completers”.

While she’s on the site, Daelyn blogs about her life, uncovering a history of bullying that goes back to kindergarten. When she’s not on the Web, Daelyn’s at her private school, where she’s known as the freak who doesn’t talk.

Then, a boy named Santana begins to sit with her after school while she’s waiting for her parents to pick her up. Even though she’s made it clear that she wants to be left alone, Santana won’t give up. And it’s too late for Daelyn to be letting people into her life... isn't it?

Endorsements

Julie Anne Peters — National Book Award finalist — shines a light on how bullying can push young people to the very edge.

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