Goodbye Days is a modern book that includes a topic that isn't really focused on by books, grief.It all starts with a harmless text, "Where are you guys? Text me back." The boy who sent that message was normal teenage boy, Carter Briggs. Carter had everything he needed, his friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake, but that all changed. The harmless text caused a fatal car crash causing the death of the three boys, and many believe Carter is to blame.
Not only did Carter beat himself up for the death of his friends, Mars' father was a judge and was pressing charges. Carter felt alone, his friends were gone, everyone at school ignored him, he could be spending jail time for the murder of his best friends, and to make things worse he kept having panic attacks, but Eli's girlfriend and Blake's grandmother didn't think he was to blame. Blake's grandmother asked for a "goodbye day" with Carter so she could do all the things she didn't get to do with Blake before he died, and he agreed, but all the other parents asked for one too, and Carter wasn't too sure about their intentions.
What I love about this book is it shows that people deal with grief in their own ways, and it gives us more of a perspective of what different people go through when dealing with it. Some people cry, others get angry at everything, and some just shut down, but everyone deals with grief differently, but overall there is no "right way" to grieve. It also shows the dangers of texting, calling, or using your phone while driving at all times, and it shows the dangers of texting or calling somebody you know is driving. Nearly 1.3 million people die from car crashes each year and 1.6 million crashes are caused by cell phone use. Be safe and keep your eyes on the road.
I would recommend this book for the ages 13+ because of the grief, some explicit words, and mild violence.
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