"Dawn Green's succinct story for high schoolers examines bewilderment, and displays a talent for portraying the unsettling feeling of being defined as the best friend of the girl who died. . . Without seeming didactic, the novel ably depicts some of the realities of suicide, the most rending of which may be the fact that there is never an adequate explanation for why. Intense in its accumulation of gestures, words, and impressions, When Kacey Left allows the subject of suicide to become not an event but the beginning of a larger conversation."
— Foreword Reviews one of the best YA of Fall 2015

"Green's raw and achingly honest debut does a masterful job capturing the intense spectrum of emotions felt by a teenage girl trying to make sense of the senseless… An honest and heartbreaking journey toward healing."
— Kirkus Starred Review

"Green shows the expert touch of someone who knows teens well, and can speak their truth... Young readers will benefit from this open and raw portrayal. Green refuses to offer simplistic answers to a complex topic, but succeeds in validating the emotional experiences."
— Resource Links Magazine

"Dawn Green has done a great service to bringing suicide out of the closet and to the forefront of discussions by addressing what can happen in its aftermath. By allowing Sara to share her own questions about Kacey taking her own life and trying to find answers whether through research, journaling or social discourse, Dawn Green will allow any young person who reads this book to take a closer look at suicide."
— CanLit for LittleCanadians

"This intriguing epistolary novel handles the sensitive subject of teen suicide by exploring what happens in the aftermath, an all-too-frequent reality for many young adults."
— Booklist

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