6/27/2023 0 Comments Author gayle forman"I know you'd hate that kind of thing." Intensely moving, the novel will force readers to take stock of their lives and the people and things that make them worth living. Forman has been featured in many national publications including, The. If you die, there's going to be one of those cheesy Princess Diana memorials at school," prays Mia's friend Kim. Forman started her career as a journalist, and her first job was with Seventeen Magazine. Mia's singular perspective (which will recall Alice Sebold's adult novel, The Lovely Bones) also allows for powerful portraits of her friends and family as they cope: "Please don't die. Via Mia's thoughts and flashbacks, Forman (Sisters in Sanity) expertly explores the teenager's life, her passion for classical music and her strong relationships with her family, friends and boyfriend, Adam. As she ponders her state ("Am I dead? I actually have to ask myself this"), Mia is whisked away to a hospital, where, her body in a coma, she reflects on the past and tries to decide whether to fight to live. Then she is standing outside her body beside their mangled Buick and her parents' corpses, watching herself and her little brother being tended by paramedics. The last normal moment that Mia, a talented cellist, can remember is being in the car with her family. By Gayle Forman Paperback, 272 pages Speak List price: 8.99 Read An Excerpt A novel about a teenage musician is a far departure from the traditional model of a thriller.
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