Before I Die

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Author: Downham, Jenny Brand: Ember Color: Grey Edition: Reprint Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 336 Release Date: 26-05-2009 Part Number: FBA-|283924 Details: For the many rea ders who love The Fault in Our Stars, this is the story of a girl who is determined to live, love, and to write her own ending before her time is finally up.Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraintsof “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are all painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time runs out.A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the YearA Booklist Editors’ ChoiceA Book Sense Children’s PickA Kirkus Reviews Editors’ ChoiceA Publishers Weekly Flying Start AuthorAn ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young AdultsThe newly released feature film Now Is Good, starring Dakota Fanning, is based on Jenny Downham's intensely moving novel. EAN: 2015385751834 Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches Languages: English Show more