High-school senior and history-buff Raymond Green struggles with grief, anger, and confusion in the wake of his girlfriend's death and decides to write her history to help come to terms with his feelings. Alternating before and after Jane's death, Ray chronicles a sweet and moving story of first love, true friendship, and loss, as well as of the quirky goings-on in their small Connecticut town.

Belanger-s contemplative first novel seriously addresses first love, depression, and grief from the perspective of an amateur historian grappling with an unexpected loss. High school senior Raymond Green is struggling to understand what happened with his ex-girlfriend, referred to as Jane Doe. Jane and Raymond-s relationship didn-t end happily, and Raymond is writing a history of Jane to unravel the events leading up to the book-s climax (-History isn-t a straight line from the beginning to the end. You-ve got to study everything in between. That-s where the real answers are-). Belanger gives Raymond a wry sense of humor, which balances