
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
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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...
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