Remembering Raquel

Fifteen-year-old Raquel Falcone is, as one of her classmates puts it, the kind of kid who has a tendency to be invisible. That is until the night she's hit by a car and killed while walking home from the movies.     In brief, moving chapters, we hear about Raquel from her classmates, her best friend, her family--and the woman who was driving the car that struck her.     The loss of this seemingly invisible girl deeply affects her entire community, proving just how interconnected and similar we all really are.
How can one life, so quietly lived, leave such a loud echo? High School Social Hierarchy: Told through the eyes of classmates, friends, family, and even the driver of the car, each memory reveals as much about the speaker as it does about Raquel. Unreliable Narrators: Popular girls, would-be boyfriends, and distant teachers all offer their version of the truth. But as their stories clash, a more complex picture of Raquel emerges.
Enduring Friendship: Through blog posts and heartfelt recollections, Raquel's best friend Hayley struggles to make sense of the tragedy and protect the memory of the girl she truly knew. Character-Driven Story: A quiet, unflinching look at the aftermath of tragedy, exploring how a single death can ripple through a community and redefine everyone left behind.