Jeff Zentner Books in Order

Dill begins his final year at a rural Tennessee high school burdened by his father's public disgrace. With friends Travis and Lydia considering their futures, he turns to music while fearing graduation will leave him trapped.

After a text message precedes the accident that kills his three best friends, Carver Briggs faces guilt and a possible criminal investigation. Memorial days with their families offer connection but raise painful questions about responsibility.

Best friends Josie and Delia host a local television horror show under elaborate stage names. As graduation approaches, competing hopes for careers, romance, and reconnecting with an absent father threaten the future of their shared project.

Cash and Delaney receive scholarships to an elite Connecticut school, offering escape from their struggling Appalachian town. For Cash, leaving means balancing loyalty to his grandparents, his best friend, and a future he scarcely imagined.

After his best friend dies in a mass shooting, country musician Colton Gentry publicly criticizes guns and loses his career and marriage. Back in Kentucky, a restaurant job with his first love offers an uncertain path toward recovery.

Sylvie travels by van to escape her past, while Knox longs to discover life beyond his isolated upbringing. After he injures himself rescuing her dog, their shared road trip forces both to weigh attraction against the secrets they carry.