In Honor
Authors: Jessi Kirby
Tags: #Juvenile Fiction, #Social Issues, #Death & Dying, #Family, #Siblings, #Emotions & Feelings, #General
Advance praise for In Honor
“A beautiful, engaging journey with heart, humor, and just a pinch of Texas sass. Hands down my favorite contemporary of the year.”
—Sarah Ockler, bestselling author of
Twenty Boy Summer
,
Fixing Delilah
, and
Bittersweet
“An amazing novel about first kisses, last good-byes, and what it means to finally let go. I absolutely loved it.”
—Lauren Barnholdt, author of
Two-way Street
Praise for Jessi Kirby’s
MOONGLASS
“I couldn’t put this book down. Kirby’s voice is fresh and wise, all at once. An incredible first novel.”
—Sarah Dessen,
New York Times
bestselling author of
What Happened to Goodbye
“Like sea glass, this smooth, radiant debut, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen, sets authentic and sympathetic characters working through a life-changing transformation against the backdrop of a steamy summer romance. Great for beach time—or anytime.”
—
Kirkus Reviews
“Kirby is an author to watch.”
—
Booklist
“Well written, with clearly drawn, sympathetic characters.”
—
VOYA
Three days after learning
of her brother Finn’s death, Honor receives his last letter from Iraq. Devastated, she interprets his note as a final request and spontaneously sets off to California to fulfill it. At the last minute she’s joined by Rusty, Finn’s former best friend.
Rusty is the last person Honor wants to be with—he’s cocky and obnoxious, just like Honor remembers, and she hasn’t forgiven him for turning his back on Finn when Finn enlisted. But their road trip ends up revealing more than the desert landscape. While they cover the dusty miles in Finn’s beloved 1967 Chevy Impala, long-held resentments begin to fade, and Honor and Rusty struggle to come to terms with the loss they share.
As their memories of Finn merge to create a new portrait, Honor’s eyes are opened to a side of her brother she never knew—a side that shows her the true meaning of love and sacrifice.
Jessi Kirby
lives in a historic cottage on the beach in Orange County, California, with her husband and two children. She has also written the novel
Moonglass
, and is a former middle school librarian. You can visit her at
jessikirby.com
.
Jacket design by Krista Vossen
Front jacket photograph copyright © 2012 by
Jessica Peterson/Rubberball/Getty Images;
back jacket photograph copyright © 2012 by
Fancy Photography/Corbis
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kirby, Jessi.
In honor / Jessi Kirby. — 1st ed. p. cm.
Summary: Three days after she learns that her brother, Finn, died serving in Iraq, Honor receives a letter from him asking her to drive his car from Texas to California for a concert, and when his estranged best friend shows up suddenly and offers to accompany her, they set off on a road trip that reveals much about all three of them.
ISBN 978-1-4424-1697-0 (hardcover)
[1. Grief—Fiction. 2. Automobile travel—Fiction. 3. Brothers and sisters—Fiction.
4. Orphans—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.K633522In 2012
[Fic]—dc23
2011030542
ISBN 978-1-4424-1699-4 (eBook)
For Schuyler.
This book is truly as much yours
as it is mine.
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
