YA - Love Letters To The Dead by Ava Dellaira

  Love Letters To The Dead is a story about Laurel, told by Laurel through various letters to famous dead people.  Her deceased pen pals include Kurt Cobain, Judy Garland, Jimi Hendrix, Heath Ledger, River Phoenix, Amelia Earhart and a couple more.  Laurel is really going through it.  Her sister May has died, her mother has moved to California to "cope", her father has pretty much checked out, and her Aunt Amy is a holy-roller who just doesn't get it.
  In an effort to distance herself from the death of her sister, Laurel changes schools and tries desperately to change herself.  She makes new friends and even starts dating her dream guy, Sky.  But as hard as she might try, Laurel can't escape the pain she has kept bottled up.      Eventually, despite her best efforts, the pain seeps out and so does the truth - not just her truth, but the truth about those around her.
  This is one of the best books I've read by a YA author in a very, very long time.  It's original, sweet, sad, and just so hopeful.  The characters voices are flawed and true.  I would recommend this book to anyone, young or old.  It's one of those stories that I'll carry with me and think of from time to time whenever I hear a Nirvana song or see a Judy Garland movie.