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Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know he’s about to die . . . again.

He also doesn’t know that Jamal tried to save his life, rescuing him from drowning only to watch Q die later in the hospital. Even more complicated, Jamal and Q haven’t been best friends in two years—not since Jamal’s parents died in a car accident, leaving him and his sister to carry on without them. Grief swallowed Jamal whole, and he blamed Q for causing the accident.

But what if Jamal could have a second chance? An impossible chance that would grant him the opportunity to say goodbye to his best friend? A new health-care technology allows Q to be reanimated—brought back to life like the old Q again. But there’s a catch: Q will only reanimate for a short time before he dies . . . forever.

Jamal is determined to make things right with Q, but grief is hard to shake. And he can’t tell Q why he’s suddenly trying to be friends with him again. Because Q has no idea that he died, and Q’s mom is not about to let anyone ruin the miracle by telling him. How can Jamal fix his friendship with Q if he can’t tell him the truth?","format",{"_19":30,"_83":118,"_119":120,"_121":46},"publisher","page_count","duration","published_date","pub_date","September 22","isbn","9780062748416","asin","hex_code","language","English","purchase_links",[],"playlist_links",[],"cover","thumb","rating_distribution",{"_111":112,"_113":114},"tags",[78,79,80,81,82],{"_19":107,"_83":108,"_85":86,"_52":-5,"_50":109,"_88":110,"_90":106,"_91":46,"_92":48},{"_19":101,"_83":102,"_85":103,"_52":-5,"_50":104,"_88":105,"_90":106,"_91":46,"_92":48},{"_19":97,"_83":98,"_85":86,"_52":-5,"_50":99,"_88":100,"_90":46,"_91":46,"_92":48},{"_19":93,"_83":94,"_85":86,"_52":-5,"_50":95,"_88":96,"_90":46,"_91":46,"_92":48},{"_19":28,"_83":84,"_85":86,"_52":-5,"_50":87,"_88":89,"_90":46,"_91":46,"_92":48},"name","Romance","category","genre","romance","url","/genres/romance","selectable","sensitive","position",4,"Fantasy","fantasy","/genres/fantasy",19,"Science Fiction","science-fiction","/genres/science-fiction",71,"Contemporary","setting","contemporary","/settings/contemporary",true,26,"Young Adult","young-adult","/genres/young-adult","ratings",{},"recommend",{"_115":48,"_116":48,"_117":48},"yes","no","maybe","Hardcover","type","print","audio",{"_19":123,"_83":124,"_50":125,"_126":-5,"_127":-5,"_128":30,"_129":130,"_131":106},"10a28d6e-f781-483e-801e-f989215c6822","Justin A. Reynolds","2177-justin-a-reynolds","biography","image","books_count","roles",[132],"in_catalog","author","isLoggedIn",["P",134],"result","seo",{"_13":144,"_145":146,"_52":147,"_148":149,"_88":150,"_151":152,"_153":154},"user","themePreference","light","storedTheme","gaId","G-Z1HVZ17GZ3","Blackauthored","titleTemplate","%s","Find your next Black authored read and connect with readers with the similar taste.","handle","@blackauthored","https://blackauthored.com","robots",{"_168":46,"_169":46},"jsonLd",{"_155":156,"_157":158,"_83":144,"_159":160,"_161":162,"_88":150},"@context","https://schema.org","@type","Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[163,164,165,166,167],"https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]