The haunting tale of a girl fighting for her life after a car accident that killed the rest of her family. Her choice is whether to join them or stay orphaned and bereft on earth. How she swings back and forth over this decision is beautifully done. A very impressive work, highly recommended.
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About If I Stay
A special edition of Gayle Forman's breakout bestseller, If I Stay, with a deluxe package featuring gold foil accents and a beautiful tip-in, as well as an exclusive prequel chapter!Everything can change in an instant. For Mia, the day started like any other, surrounded by a loving family, an adoring boyfriend, and a bright future filled with music and infinite possibilities.
A special edition of Gayle Forman's breakout bestseller, If I Stay, with a deluxe package featuring gold foil accents and a beautiful tip-in, as well as an exclusive prequel chapter!
Everything can change in an instant. For Mia, the day started like any other, surrounded by a loving family, an adoring boyfriend, and a bright future filled with music and infinite possibilities.
What she never expected is the choice before her now. Caught between life and death, between a happy past and an uncertain future, Mia has to contemplate everything she holds dear and make a choice: to go or to stay.
Heartwrenchingly raw and heartbreakingly romantic, Gayle Forman's international bestseller asks the ultimate question: What would you do if you had to choose?
'This is a haunting and heartbreaking novel reminiscent of The Lovely Bones ... Impossible to put down.' The Bookseller
'Beneath this dramatic storyline, which will resonate with older teen readers, Gayle Forman cleverly explores the fragility and uncertainty of life. She does so in an emotive and thoughtful manner that will persuade even the most cynical reader of the importance of friendship, family and love.' Waterstone's Books Quarterly
'Laced with insight, good humor, and wonder.' Booklist (US)
'This sensitively written story of the power of love and loss presses all the right buttons ... the intensity of feelings and tragic suddenness with which life changes will strike a chord with teenagers and the young at heart. Read it, as they say, and weep.' Daily Mail
Author
About Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman is an award-winning journalist who has written articles and books for both adults and teenagers. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter
A special edition of Gayle Forman's breakout bestseller, If I Stay, with a deluxe package featuring gold foil accents and a beautiful tip-in, as well as an exclusive prequel chapter!Everything can change in an instant. For Mia, the day started like any other, surrounded by a loving family, an adoring boyfriend, and a bright future filled with music and infinite possibilities.
If I Stay features in the following genres: Family Drama, Young Adult Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
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If I Stay was written by Gayle Forman and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
If I Stay has 288 pages
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