New to town, Bea is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls
she meets on the first day. You know the type: very cheery, very
friendly, very average. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her
next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet observer who hasn't made a new
friend since third grade. He's not a big fan of people in general... but
he's willing to make an exception for her. Maybe. Bea and Jonah are not
going to have a friendship like other people have a friendship, where
it's all based on gossip and parties and what everybody else thinks.
Instead, their friendship comes from truth-bound conversations, shared
secrets, daring stunts, and late-night calls to the same old-timer radio
show. They help each other and hurt each other, push away and hold
close. It's not romance, exactly - but it's definitely love. And it
means more to them than either one can ever really know.... For anyone
who's ever entered the wonderful, treacherous, consuming, meaningful
world of a true friendship, How to Say Goodbye in Robot will strike a
deep and lasting chord.