The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud

By: Ben Sherwood
Genre: Inspirational Fiction?

Cool book, similar in it's freeflow easy reading style to My Sister's Keeper. Similar issues with life and dealing with it. Charlie St. Cloud's life wasn't the same after he killed his brother; they were hit by a drunk driver in a "borrowed" vehicle, and Charlie never forgave himself. He had a cross-over experience and now stays near the Waterside Cemetary in order to fulfill a promise to his little brother. He and Sam, now an immutable spirit boy, play catch every sundown.

Thirteen years of guilt ridden life have passed by, and one day, Charlie meets Tess, a woman who has just survived boating nightmare, a practice run before she was set to sail around the world. They share an instant connection, and the rest of the book tells the story of how Charlie regains his life back...*spoiler!* Tess is a ghost!