If I Stay by Gayle Forman

If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)

by Gayle Forman

In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...

A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make—and the ultimate choice Mia commands.

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I just re-read If I Stay because I am having my students read it before the end of the year, and we'll watch the movie as well.
Even if I knew everything that could happen, the gripping writing, the strong emotions and the music touched me just as much this time! And I cried. I think I may have cried even harder this second time around, actually...
So, now I just have to come up with some study-questions, and I'm all set with lesson plans for the rest of the school-year.

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