A Thousand Broken Pieces

Savannah Litchfield has been living half a life since her older sister died three years ago. When her therapist suggests a trip around the world for grieving teens, she agrees to go, carrying the unread journal her sister left behind.

Seventeen-year-old Cael Woods is angry. A year after losing his older brother, his life has spiralled, and the once promising junior hockey player can no longer step onto the ice. His parents sign him up for the same trip, and no part of him wants to go.

As the group travels through countries including England, Norway, India, the Philippines and Japan, Savannah and Cael find solace in each other. Their therapists worry the romance might distract them from the work of grieving, and both have to face what loss has taken from them.

A Thousand Broken Pieces is the second book in Tillie Cole's A Thousand Boy Kisses series, a YA contemporary romance about grief, love and friendship. It deals with suicide, bereavement and mental health, so readers sensitive to those topics should take note.