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| Original Title: | How to Save a Life |
| ISBN: | 0316036064 (ISBN13: 9780316036061) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jill MacSweeney, Mandy Kalinowski |
| Setting: | Denver, Colorado(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Utah Book Award Nominee for Young Adult (2011), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2014), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Lincoln Award Nominee (2014) |
Sara Zarr
Hardcover | Pages: 341 pages Rating: 3.89 | 15293 Users | 1865 Reviews
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| Title | : | How to Save a Life |
| Author | : | Sara Zarr |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 341 pages |
| Published | : | October 18th 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Teen. Family |
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Jill MacSweeney just wishes everything could go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, she’s been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends—everyone who wants to support her. And when her mom decides to adopt a baby, it feels like she’s somehow trying to replace a lost family member with a new one.Mandy Kalinowski understands what it’s like to grow up unwanted—to be raised by a mother who never intended to have a child. So when Mandy becomes pregnant, one thing she’s sure of is that she wants a better life for her baby. It’s harder to be sure of herself. Will she ever find someone to care for her, too?
As their worlds change around them, Jill and Mandy must learn to both let go and hold on, and that nothing is as easy—or as difficult—as it seems.
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Ratings: 3.89 From 15293 Users | 1865 ReviewsWeigh Up Containing Books How to Save a Life
Some stories feel thinner than the paper theyre printed on. Without disrespect to the work that goes into crafting a novel, sometimes reading certain books can feel like nothing more than following words across paper. A perfunctory effort for a temporary experience - theres nothing really holding me to the story. Then there are stories that make me forget Im reading, that draw me in beyond the paper and ink and binding. Stories that I both absorb and am absorbed into - an experience that feelsI have no idea what is wrong with me. Everybody I know loves this book but I just didn't for some reason. The story was there and all the emotions but for me is just fell flat. The basic story revolves around Jill and her mom Robin who have just lost their father/husband and what happens when Robin decides to adopt a baby. Mandy is the biological mother and her story was definitely harder for me to read but again her character just didn't quite get there for me. I thought that Jill should have
*5 Stars* LOVED IT! I was searching for something different; something easy but substantial, and this turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. How to Save a Life is a gentle read with tons of depth and character growth. Id call it a coming-of-age tale, but its honestly so much more. The plot involves fairly common topics in Young Adult: teen pregnancy and overcoming griefbut the expert execution made these issues feel almost *new* to fiction. This story doesn't have tons of angst, yet I
OH MY. I think I just discovered an Australian author equivalent to the Canadian Queen Courtney Summers. Or very very close to it. If you know me at all, youd immediately recognize that that is a recommendation of the highest order.Grief is such a supremely personal experience and How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr spelled that out for you brilliantly.I confess I was a bit apprehensive starting this since more than several reviews mention how unlikeable the characters were. But it was all for
Original post at One More PageIt's a bad time for Jill MacSweeny ever since her father died. Always a daddy's girl, Jill feels lost without her dad, but now she just feels angry that her mom had decided to do the unthinkable: adopt a baby. And not just adopt a baby, but let the mother of the baby live with them until the baby is delivered. Mandy Kalinowski is the pregnant girl in question, and she's always known how it feels to be unwanted. Mandy wants a better life for her baby, and she thinks
#1: The Fray's song "How to save a life" has been stuck in my head the entire time while reading this.... and it's very fitting.#2: The cover makes me want to bundle up even though we are having a HOT fall day down here is Georgia (seriously, it was 80 degrees today). #3: For whatever reason I find the cover makes me feel lonely.#4: Thanks Crystal for sending me this one!!! (this should be #1, but I am too lazy to go back and change it)So, this is a story told from two points of views, Mandy and
Reasons I chose to read this book.1. I like the song.2. I liked the cover.3. Favorable reviews on GRs.4. Free download from the library.But I would not have chosen to read the book solely on the synopsis of this book. Reading about pregnant teens is not my firs choice. So imagine my surprise at how much I loved this book. The story is told in dual perspectives.Jill MacSweeney was once an outgoing girl with lots of friends and a boyfriend, Dillon. She turns inward, and pushes her friends, Dillon
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