The Longest Distance (by Yanina)
Book: No Such Thing as the Real World: Stories about growing up and getting a life. Author: Kephart Beth Publishing house: HarperTeen, First Printing Edition (2009). Hardcover, 256 pp., $7,06 I n The Longest Distance, Beth Kephart crafts a moving short story about Hannah, a secondary school girl who loses her best friend, Joelle. Hannah has to deal with the existential question of why people decide to commit suicide and the loss of someone you love. Through this well-written narrative, Kephart’s writing style causes sorrow in the readers as Hannah is a deep character who does not fear to show her vulnerability. The Longest Distance begins with Hannah telling us about how she feels after her best friend’s suicide. Her parents try to encourage her to feel better but she cannot forget her. Hannah and Joelle had shared a light-hearted friendship since they were children. Both girls used to talk and debate about everything, however, they did not identify themselves as the typical very bes