The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (pg 174-328)

Summary:
    For weeks Lindsey, Susie's younger sister, cased Susie's killer's house. She agreed to train with the soccer team throughout the year. She took on the challenging: qualifying to play in the all male high school soccer league. Each time the team runs around the neighborhood, Lindsey looks towards Mr. Harvey's green house. Inside that green house, Mr. Harvey was looking out. He was her watching and he began to itch. Its been almost a year now, but the Salmons remained bent on crowding him.
    Mr. Harvey would leave his house everyday for an hour or two. Well, On November 26, 1974, Lindsey saw Mr. Harvey leaving his house, and she begin to hang back from the team running. At the edge of Mr. Harvey's property was a row of tall, thick pines that had been left untrimmed. She smashed Mr. Harvey's basement window, then went inside. She searched around his house, and she found his sketch book.

Quote:
    "I wish you all a long and happy life" (Sebold, 328)

Reaction:
    This quote actually was pretty sad to me. She told us the story of her death, and how her family struggled. Susie herself, didn't live long and happy life. She died young at the age 14. Her wishing us a "long and happy life" is kind and sweet. She is hoping that we can enjoy our lives, and live as long as possible happily and after. Usually books have what you would call a "happy ending", well this is Susie's Happy Ending.