Surviving the plane crash was just the beginning ...

On June 12, 2013, on a flight from New York City to Los Angeles, 191 people are killed in a plane crash. The sole survivor, 12-year-old Edward Adler. Although Edward recovers physically, learning to deal with the fact that he is alive while so many others, including his parents and older brother, are not is a slow and painful process. With split narration between Edward's post-crash years and the time leading up to the fatal accident, Dear Edward shows that surviving is just the beginning.


Napolitano hits the emotions just right in this novel, making you deeply care about Edward's progress while not turning the story into a full-blown tearjerker. A touching tale, Napolitano perfectly conveys Edward's complicated coming of age years, giving you hope that even in the midst of such tragedy, joy can be found. Certainly a must-read among the new 2020 book releases.

I was given an advanced copy of this book from Random House through Netgalley. All opinions expressed are my own.