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First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015
Copyright © 2015 by Gayle Forman, Inc.
“Fireflies,” performed by Bishop Allen, used with permission from Justin Rice and Christian Rudder courtesy of Superhyper/ASCAP
“Firefly,” performed by Heavens to Betsy, used with permission from Corin Tucker courtesy of Red Self Music/ASCAP
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Forman, Gayle.
I was here / Gayle Forman.
pages cm
Summary: In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend’s footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
ISBN 978-0-698-17054-4
[1. Suicide—Fiction. 2. Grief—Fiction. 3. Best friends—Fiction. 4. Friendship—Fiction. 5. Mystery and detective stories. 6. Washington (State)—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.F75876Iam 2015 [Fic]—dc23 2014011445