The Last Time We Say Goodbye

Cynthia Hand

After her younger brother Tyler takes his own life, math-minded teen Lex Riggs tries to numb her grief and avoid the guilt tied to a text message she never answered. As she slowly reconnects with her estranged friends, her struggling parents, and a budding new relationship, she begins confronting what really happened the night Tyler died. It's a contemporary young-adult novel about surviving loss rather than a traditional romance, with the love story as a secondary thread to Lex's grieving process.