A heart-wrenching, life-affirming novel alternating between the story of the passengers aboard an airplane hurtling toward a deadly crash and the coming of age of the flight's only survivor, 12-year-old Edward. As he moves through adolescence, coming of age against the backdrop of sudden tragedy, he confronts some of life's most profound questions: How do we make the most of the time we are given? The heart-warming New York Times bestseller.