Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

(Young Adult) This was the first book picked by my student book club and it was a wonderfully entertaining read. "Elsewhere" is the author's own conception of heaven. When the main character (Lizzie) dies at 15 in a hit and run accident, she "wakes up" on a cruise ship bound for Elsewhere. Lizzie is dead and in Elsewhere she will keep getting younger until she is a baby again and sent back to earth. She lives with her (now 34-year-old) grandmother, and there are numerous adjustments to be made and future dreams that she will have to toss to the wind. It's amazing how Lizzie comes to terms with her new "backward" life. Though the book was written for teens, I think many adults would enjoy it as well. It was so original and creative. Unfortunately, I can't put in my favorite quote right now because I left my book at school.