Author: Gayle Foreman
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Publish Date (Reprint): September 17, 2007
Summary: The book is narrated by a 17 year old girl who is involved in a tragic accident involving her mother, father and her younger brother. She sees herself, after the accident, lying in a pool of blood, and then follows her body and her family members around a hospital she was life-flighted to. Throughout a 24 hour period, Mia remembers her first kiss, when her younger brother was born, when her dad returned to grad school and a myriad of other memories leading up to the accident. During this time period, Mia has to make one of the hardest decisions she ever has had to make, whether to return to her body on Earth, or die. Family members come and go throughout the whole book to visit the ICU where her body is struggling to survive, and she hears their deep pleadings with her to stay.
Age Range: 9th grade and up
Quality: Excellent source for understanding death. This book is non-religious with no mention of any higher being, but addresses death as a part of life.
Life Connections
- Death
- Making educated choices
- Family
- Memories vital to remembering loved ones.
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