If I Stay

Forman, G. (2009). If I stay: A novel. New York: Dutton Books. 

Mia is a gifted musician.  Her first love is music, but she then meets Eric.  The two begin a whirlwhind romance.  Things turn tragic when Mia and her family get into a horrible car accident.  Mia's parents and little brother are killed.  Mia is in a state of limbo, she can see both her family and everything that is going on around her body in the living world.  She struggles on deciding whether to stay with her family or go back to the living world.  In the end, she musters all of her strength to squeeze Adam's hand. She has made her choice.  This book would be good for students 13 and up.  Readers who enjoy a good love story will enjoy this
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