Henry Carter Hull

"Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue-in Marilyn's case that her daughter become...

Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year?s Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn?t expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they?ve eloped....

Hailey Dean, a young psychology student at the time of her fiance's murder, devotes herself to making sure other violent criminals are brought to justice, but the gruesome case of a serial murderer in Atlanta prompts her to return to New York and her work as a therapist, only to have a copycat killer set his sights on her.

Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.

"Looks at a teen's life after the death of his best friend and how he navigates through the guilt and pain by celebrating their lives--and ultimately learning to forgive himself"--

A boy grieves for his dead pet Mousie, helps to bury him, and begins to come to terms with his loss.