Paper Planes and Other Things We Lost is a romantic novel by Mindy Hayes and Michele G. Miller. The first book in a three-part series, it was published in June 2016, followed by Subway Shops and the Places We Meet (February 2017), and Chasing Cars and the Lessons We Learned (May 2017).
The main characters names are Ruby, Brett, and Amber. Brett and Amber are twins who live in Pennsylvania, and Ruby is an only child who lives in California.
On June 18, 1993, Brett and Amber's mother and father, and Ruby's mother were passengers on Flight 397. The flight crashed off the coast of Long Island, killing their parents.
Brett and Amber are then left to live alone, considering that they're both seniors in high school. Ruby is also a senior, and is left to live with her dad.
Ruby goes in search of a coping mechanism to help her get through the loss of her mother. Her grandmother finds out about Amber and Brett, and suggests that she write a letter to Amber since they're the same age and are going through the same situation.
Ruby then writes and sends the letter to Amber, but Amber never writes her back because she's been going downhill since the crash and doesn't care enough to respond. Her brother Brett goes into her room and finds the letter and decides to write Ruby back himself.
Ruby and Brett begin to exchange letters and help each other cope with the loss of their parents.
They slowly begin to fall for one another, but the distance between them is one of many complications they experience.
Paper Planes and Other Things We Lost is a great choice for anyone who enjoys cheesy romance novels. It's a very heartfelt and sweet story about overcoming tragedy.