BookFrontier
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr

Book

How to Save a Life

Sara Zarr

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · October 30, 2012

Reading lane: YA Adoption Stories

Jill MacSweeny just wishes everything could go back to normal.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Clear-Eyed Comfort

A warm, practical read with emotional clarity and a steady, unsentimental hand.

Come here for

  • warm, direct prose
  • adoption, grief, and teen pregnancy in a toolkit frame

Expect

  • author-following appeal
  • reference-friendly, chapter-by-chapter feel

Book Details

Authors
Sara Zarr
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
October 30, 2012
Format
Paperback
Theme
YA Adoption Stories · Death & Grief for Teens
Reading lane
YA Adoption Stories

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • YA Adoption Stories

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women

  • Death & Grief for Teens

  • Teen Pregnancy

About This Book

Jill MacSweeny 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. 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, on...

Read full description

Jill MacSweeny 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. 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.

Similar Books