If I Stay

By Gayle Forman
(Dutton Juvenile, Hardcover, 9780525421030, 208pp.)

Publication Date: April 2, 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Compact Disc, Hardcover

Categories: Family - General, Social Issues - Death & Dying, Social Issues - New Experience

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Spring '09 Kids List

“This is a simple, beautifully told story of a girl's experiences after a horrific car crash. Forman deals with this difficult topic in a way that is striking and unusual, and thoroughly impressive.”

-- Suzanna Hermans, Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck, NY

Description

In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...

A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make—and the ultimate choice Mia commands.

About the Author

Gayle Forman is an award-winning author and journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, The Nation, and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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