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Weightless by Sarah Bannan

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This book is a heartbreak wrapped up in a pretty little bow.    

Please don't be deterred by the less than stellar copy on the back - whoever wrote that must not have really read this book. Yes, this story is about a teenage girl who falls from glory.  Yes, this story is about a high school and the awfulness that that so often entails.  But this story is really about how a life can be changed in a moment.  This story shows you how impactful the choices and decisions of others truly are on other people's lives.  This is the story about how people let others self-combust and this is a story about opening your eyes to struggles.  

Weightless is told by an unknown narrator.  One who tells the story through a series of "we's."  As in,  "We saw her in the hallways."  "We should have said something, but we didn't."  

This novel makes you think about your role in the life of those around you.  Who's responsibility is it to reach out a hand?  To extend an olive branch?  To just show up for someone else.  

Read it.  Then make a promise to be more aware of those who surround you.  

(Image from sarabannan.com)