Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff 235 pages

Annie is having difficulty recovering from her brother's accidental death. Her reaction is to become overly cautious worrying about anything that could cause her to become ill or hurt. She steals a medical book from a neighbor with the hope of learning about all diseases which she fears she may contract. Her parents are having their own problems coping and she tries to shut out her best friend and the guy who kind of has a crush on her. It takes a new neighbor who is trying to handle her own grief from her husband's death. Yeah, while this all sounds like a downer, it is rather uplifting. Annie is well worth meeting.