If i stay presentation by steele vandenberghe on prezi. If i stay by gayle forman overdrive rakuten overdrive. This book is a great example of the healing power of a pet. As readers follow mias life after the accident, we also learn via plentiful flashbacks about her life before tragedy struck. A book blurb should be a fair representation of the style of the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was also one of the best narrated audiobooks i have ever listened to. Her mom is a tough as nails, tender as kittens feminist bitch her father used to be in a rock band but is now a teacher. While this book would be enjoyable for a singular reader, the points of view that emerge from discussing this book. Seventeen yearold mia seems to lose her memory after the car accident which kills her parents and causes her brother and her severe conditions.
You have one shot at introducing your story to your reader make it count. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma. Writing a book blurb is harder than you think, and is an excellent way of getting yourself noticed. Its the perennial question of whether the blurbs on book covers are still meaningful or have become just background noise. Snow days should be less bloody, but mia doesnt have a choice yet. Type the books title, a subtitle if there is one, and any authors names. Mia is a talented musician, with a great boyfriend and family. The download link to this book is available for your kindle and other ereaders for purchase from amazon using the link below.
Producers often use a book as a springboard for a movie idea or to earn a specific rating. Printondemand book publisher blurb has introduced the bookify online book design tool. It isnt even an inch, but in this part of oregon a slight dusting brings everything to a standstill as the one snowplow in the county gets busy clearing the roads. Now mia has to figure out what shes lost, what she has left, and whether or not to fight to survive. If i stay trailer the antagonist death the antagonist in this book is death. This book captured my heart so much so that i wanted to reach out and wrap my arms around van at every turn. Because of this, a movie may differ from the novel. If i stay is on my top books i recommend to people. If i stay is one of those great rare books with a deeply authentic voice that can speak for and move a generation. To create books using bookify, users need to add images either from flickr online photo sharing website or from their computer into available templates, and customize the layout to suit their needs. If you dont know him, bill gates is not going to blurb your business book, and j. I have to admit that while this story was cute and had some likable characters, i just wasnt really able to ever connect with either the characters or the story. Stay is about unrequited love, finding oneself and starting over and was wrapped in.
If i stay is a book that seemed simple when i read the synopsis but within the first few pages i realised that this would be a book that i loved mias family are simply fantastic, and i loved that she wanted to be with them as much as possible. If i stay collection by gayle forman, paperback barnes. Sign in help center english us deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands portugues do brasil. Its important that this information matches everywhere that your book is displayed. The book was popular enough to be adapted in a 2014 movie version starring chloe moretz. Forman has crafted a heartbreaking tale with solid characters and very real problems. Most of the times, it has been felt that the readers, who are using the ebooks for first time, happen to have a demanding time before becoming used to them. It was ripe for discussion as to whether or not the right decision to stay or not to stay was made, and why. The people who blurb your book tend to be people you know well and who likely you have done favors for in the past. Through this coma, however, mia has an outofbody experience. Now a major motion picture starring chloe grace moretz, mias story. Aug 17, 2018 the link is to if i stay pdf from amazon, due to issues i cannot offer the download to if i stay for free. She lives in brooklyn, new york, with her husband and daughters.
Advertisements the download link to this book is available for your kindle and other ereaders for purchase from amazon using the link below. All throughout the book she has doubts about why she should even consider living and. While this book would be enjoyable for a singular reader, the points of view that emerge from discussing this book in a group greatly enrich the experience. Users can also download the companys free design software application called booksmart or submit pdfs. However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. Stay is about unrequited love, finding oneself and starting over and was wrapped in warmth and humour. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public.
Published april 2nd 2009 by dutton books for young readers. How to write a killer blurb that convinces readers to buy your book the book blurb is your sales pitch. I was really excited to read this one, and the blurb sounded really good. Theres some stiff competition, but i adored this book from joes doggie antics, to vans journey. The book had a lot of her thoughts and feelings in it and the movie did a great job at showing them. If i stay is a gorgeous book that deals with death, family, love, and grief so as you can tell it is quite a complex novel that deals with complex issues that all happen between a really short time period. Mia faces many difficult choices, she can follow her love of music and go to juilliard university to accomplish her cellist dreams, or she can stay with her family and the people she loves. The book follows in the tradition of classics like its a wonderful life, imagining what the lives of your friends and family would be like after your own life ends. Their banter, their personalities and their bond as a family really had them under my skin. If i stay, a beautiful romance novel written by gayle forman, is a captivating story about a seventeenyearold gifted cellist named mia hall. Pdf if i stay by gayle forman read online book download.
Blurb blurb is a creative platform and community that enables and encourages people to make books of the things they love. Rowling isnt going to rave about your childrens book. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. These books are aimed at young readers as they tell us a story of 17yearold mia hall and the way she deals with the aftermath of a car accident her family got in. Oct 16, 2014 writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. If i s tay is the first book that i have ever read by tamara morgan, but i had heard great things about her work. If i stay is proof that the young adult genre is not just for silly stories for teenagers. Most of the time, theres a huge difference between a book and a movie. I mean, it takes real talent to really think outside the box like the author has ayesha.
For seventeenyearold mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough, but theyre all about a future full of music and love, a future thats. If i stay is a book series written by gayle forman. Draw another text container on the spine of the book and enter the title and author information there, as well. Books with a pet as a central character can be some of my favorite. I wake up this morning to a thin blanket of white covering our front lawn. A history of suicide and the philosophies against it. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. Theres a small blurb about shooting star, with an even smaller picture of the four of them, next to a big article about bikini and a huge picture of the bands lead singer.
But if i stay shows us that accidents dont wait for christmastime. I honestly have nothing negative to say about this book. Use the rotate button to change the orientation of your text. If i stay is a beautifully written, characterdriven novel about a girl choosing between life and death.
Important scenes and supporting characters taken out, a change in which which character does what. The book is about a girl mia that likes a boy adam. Definitely watch the movie, if i stay, if you have loved reading this book. Jan 09, 2016 if i stay is a book about one of the biggest decisions mia must make.
Many authors write the book blurb as an afterthought. Oct 19, 2010 printondemand book publisher blurb has introduced the bookify online book design tool. Not all changes are necessarily bad, but it makes a difference, especially if you read the book and go to see the movie and are looking. If i stay is a young adult novel by gayle forman published in 2009. If i stay is a heartachingly beautiful book about the power of love, the true meaning of family, and the choices we all make. One of the few books to prompt such an emotional reaction in me that i actually cried, i recommend this book to everyone, even people who dont traditionally like young adult. Parents need to know that this is a book for teens about a girl who loses her family in a car accident and is now in a coma. She can only recall what is happening, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. The animal just brings something more to the story, adding affection, love, and humor.
Gayle forman is an awardwinning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. This is a totally compelling and agonizing yet fascinating story. Pdf if i stay by gayle forman read online book download online. Not since twilight have we seen as emotionally moving a book for a youth audience with this kind of crossover appeal. This highly emotional story is captured wonderfully by kirsten potters genuine tone for mias struggle between life and death. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. The book had a lot of her thoughts and feelings in it. Trapped between life and death writer kaleb nation admits that he buys books for their covers thats why he first picked up gayle formans if i stay.
Buy if i stay book online at low prices in india if i. If i stay, gayle formans outstanding debut novel, is an emotionally gripping story. Writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. She is the author of just one day and just one year, and the companion enovella just one night, as well as the new york times bestsellers if i stay and where she went. The next thing i knew it had only been a two days and i was finished reading it. This book was the most recent choice for our book club. This is the kind of book which, if read more than once, will induce the readers with the same amount of pain and grief just like the first time. The story follows 17yearold mia hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. If i stay is a book about one of the biggest decisions mia must make.
A horrible car accident that kills almost the entire family instantly. The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from gayle forman, author of where she went, just one day, and just one year. Now mia hovers near the hospital bed where her physical body lies in a coma, weighing her options. While the rest of the book wasnt all smooth sailing, it was humorous and enjoyable. Stay by allie larkin goodreads meet your next favorite book. The writing was great and gayle forman did a spectacular job with the book.
You can find if i stay on amazon, barnes and nobles, or the book depository. And of course, as i always say if a book makes you cry, it is a good book, therefore if i stay is an excellent read and i would definitely recommend it to those who are looking for a sad yet. This is a stellar thoughtprovoking, contemporary novel that will stick with me for a long time. It all gets taken away when the rest of her family is killed in a car crash that leaves her clinging to life. But everything changes during a tragic car accident.
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