Death and Other Excuses

Plan A 1. Make out with Beau 2. College 3. Happily Ever After? Plan Never-Saw-It-Coming 1. Die, but not "die-die". 2. Return to your hometown, but not to your family and friends. 3. Notice, but pretend not to, how little impact your demise has had on the known world. Almostseventeen-year-old Josephine Jack had it all: great parents, cool friends, and a crush on the cusp of something special. Then within the space of a few seconds, it was all gone. Set adrift in an overwhelming afterlife, Jo is desperate to reclaim what she lost. When she accepts an assignment as a tutelary—a spirit guardian for the underage—it seems like her wish might even be granted. But on her return she discovers that nasty surprises await the departed who don’t stay departed. And as Jo grapples with betrayal, loss, and regret she will have to answer a most troubling question. How do you find the meaning of life if you're already dead?