Let's get this started with one of my favorites. This book is not self-published but it is a great read and the book club students loved it!

After Eli by Rebecca Rupp

After Danny Anderson's older brother is killed in Iraq, he and his family struggle to get back on track. Danny's grieving includes the creation of a binder he fills with details about dead people and the reason they died.

A few years later, Danny begins to come out of his fog. He meets a bunch of quirky characters over one memorable summer. These include; Walter the school outcast, Isabelle the beautiful stranger, Isabelle's strange younger siblings Jasper and Journey, and Jim and Emma his new employers and friends of his deceased brother.

Each of the people he meets teach him something about himself and the possibilities that exist around him.

available at: https://www.amazon.com/After-Eli-Rebecca-Rupp/dp/0763658103