Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill
himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.
Violet Markey lives for
the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana
town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.
When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the
bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a
project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet
make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be
himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And
it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start
living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.