What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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► UNSOLVED: One specific book > YA about a girl whose sister died in a train explosion. Read around 2011-2014.

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message 1: by Anna (new)

Anna | 1 comments I probably read the book between 2011 and 2014, so it shouldn't be any newer.
In general, the book was about the protagonist's mental problems. Maybe also self-harm, but I'm not quite sure anymore.

The only thing I remember is that the older sister dies on the train because of a terrorist attack(?). They both get on the train, but the protagonist survives. Since then she has felt guilty because they only took this train and not a train earlier because of her (she still had to tie her sneakers or something like that).

Unfortunately, I don't know any more, but I hope someone here has also read the book.


message 2: by Becca (last edited Jan 24, 2025 08:27AM) (new)

Becca (beccalikesbooks) | 5501 comments Lost for Words by Alice Kuipers? It was also published with the title The Worst Thing She Ever Did.


message 3: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54881 comments Mod
Some Goodreads reviewers describe Lost for Words by Alice Kuipers - Rainbowheart's suggestion:
- "Having lost her older sister recently in a tragic bombing whilst travelling to the National Gallery on a train, Sophie finds herself struggling with her loss and, after it was suggested by a councillor, begins writing her thoughts about the present and her memories of Emily in a journal."
- "As the story unfolds, Sophie slowly reveals the events of the previous summer with her shoe laces, the train, her sister, Emily, and the aftermath."



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