If I Stay
By Gayle Forman
7:09 a.m.
“I wake up this morning to a thin blanket of white
covering our front lawn. It isn’t even
an inch, but in Oregon a slight dusting brings everything to a standstill as
the one snowplow in the county gets busy clearing roads.”
Everyone seems happy that the schools are closed. Even Mia’s mother decides to call in to work
and spend the day with her family. They
decide they will all take a drive to visit some family and friends.
Everyone in the car seems to be enjoying
themselves. Suddenly the unthinkable
happens. Mia knows they have had a
wreck. She thinks she must not be hurt
since she feels fine. She can even hear
the car radio still playing Beethoven.
When she climbs up the embankment she figures out quickly how wrong she
is.
The story skips back and forth in time. Mia watches as her body is rushed to the
hospital. She see’s family and friends
rush to be with her at the hospital.
Although she can hear and see everything that is going on she cannot
communicate with anyone. As doctors
fight to save her life she will have to make the hard decision to stay or to go.
Yes I kept the tissues handy while reading this. Be warned the details of the car wreck are very
detailed. Although the story was sad it
did give this reader pause to remember what was most important in life. Very well written.
Rating 4/5
ISBN#978-1-101-04634-0
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