In a Heartbeat
By Loretta Ellsworth
(Walker Childrens, Paperback, 9780802722348, 224pp.)
Publication Date: February 15, 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover
Categories: Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings, Social Issues - Death & Dying
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For fans of Gabrielle Zevin and Lurlene McDaniel, In a Heartbeat explores the ties of family and the weight of regret when a mistake costs Eagan her life during a figure-skating competition. Left in the afterlife, reflecting on what she could have done differently, Eagan's still-beating heart is given to Amelia who has been waiting patiently for a transplant. When their thought, feelings, and dreams begin to mysteriously overlap, Amelia knows she must search for Eagan's family and find a way to give them all the closure they need move on.
Loretta Ellsworth is the author of two novels for young readers, both published by Henry Holt. The Shrouding Woman; was named to the 2003 Amelia Bloomer Project List, was a CCBC Choice, and a 2005 Rebecca Caudill Nominee. In Search of Mockingbird was nominated for Best Books for Young Adults, Teen's Top Ten, was a Midwest Bookseller's spring/summer pick, and won the 2007 Midwest Bookseller's Choice Award Honor Book for Children's Literature.
www.lorettaellsworth.com
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