Stay is about a girl named clara oates who is your average girl, shy, content and never was the very bold or daring kind, that is till she first seen christian nilsson. This book is a great example of the healing power of a pet. Dont get me wrong, if i stay is a good book, but it takes a really patient person to really be invested in it and im not a very patient person. If i stay by gayle forman overdrive rakuten overdrive. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Gayle formans bestseller if i stay, shows a situation where mia, the main character, has to make the right decision when her life is literally in her hands.
In the books final scene, adam places headphones over mias ears and plays a recording of yoyo ma, her favorite cellist. Whenever mia sees something or someone, the book will transition into her memories. This novel is filled with love, decisions, friendship, and acceptance gayle forman. This is a stellar thoughtprovoking, contemporary novel that will stick with me for a long time. If i stay by gayle forman book club discussion questions. 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. These are all crazy thoughts but i love a book that really makes me think about what i would do if i was in that particular situation. If i stay is a heartachingly beautiful book about the power of love, the true meaning of family, and the choices we all make. 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. Stay may have been the first book i ve ever read from this author, but it definitely wont be my last.
Now, she is trapped between life and death, witnessing everything happening to the her in the coma. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from gayle forman, author of where she went, just one day, and just one year. Published april 2nd 2009 by dutton books for young readers.
Three types of effective book reports are plot summaries, character analyses, and theme analyses. Overall, i did enjoy if i stay, but it isnt a great book by any means. As readers follow mias life after the accident, we also learn via plentiful flashbacks about her life before tragedy struck. If i stay is a book series written by gayle forman. The book had a lot of her thoughts and feelings in it and the movie did a great job at showing them. Jan 09, 2016 if i stay is a book about one of the biggest decisions mia must make. The animal just brings something more to the story, adding affection, love, and humor. If i stay is a good book that forces you to think as the main character. I cant wait to read the next book in mias story and have my heart broken all over again. You would definitely enjoy it more than i did if youre a patient person. Powtoon gives you everything you need to easily make professional videos and presentations that your clients, colleagues, and friends will love.
The story follows one day in the life of seventeenyearold mia, who has been critically injured in an accident that took the lives of her parents and younger brother. To ask other readers questions about if i stay, please sign up. Soon to be a film, if i stay calls to mind alice sebolds the lovely bones, but readers must cope with the tragic events in the novel without having the satisfaction of a specific character to blame. Teen readers will be thrilled, horrified, saddened and excited by the subject matter. The family pile into their rusty buick, planning to go out for a day trip to visit. Mia and her family get to enjoy a snow day at the beginning of if i stay. If i stay ebook by gayle forman 9781101046340 rakuten kobo. Writing a book report helps you practice giving your opinion about different aspects of a book, such as an authors use of description or dialogue. The plot gayle forman gayle is an american novelist who writes for young adults she is currently 42 years old was nominated for the carnegie medal for literature mia. The book is called if i stay, and everyone wants mia to stay, including adam, who explicitly says stay 17.
Mia thought the biggest choice she would have to make was to go to juilliard for college but, this choice is bigger. In oregon, this small amount of snow is enough to cause school closures. Books with a pet as a central character can be some of my favorite. If i stay is proof that the young adult genre is not just for silly stories for teenagers. The book is about a girl mia that likes a boy adam. If i stay is one of those great rare books with a deeply authentic voice that can speak for and move a generation. I immediately went to the library and picked up stay.
Forman has crafted a heartbreaking tale with solid characters and very real problems. She was on point with voices and inflections and i enjoyed the book told from her perspective. Although if i stay was a quick read, it wasnt necessarily an easy one 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 themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. I have to say this book was not what i expected it to be. Gayle forman, if i stay people think i like chick flicks, and i always have good excuses for reading books that are apparently, chick flicks. See more ideas about if i stay book, if i stay and read it and weep. If i stay summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Get all the key plot points of gayle formans if i stay on one page. If youve done the stay at home book tag let me know in the comments and ill be sure to watch. The next thing i knew it had only been a two days and i was finished reading it. If i stay begins with seventeenyearold cellist mia hall waking to a thin layer of snow on her lawn.
As mia has an outofbody experience that enables her to observe all that is. If i stay reprint paperback amazing book definitely love this book and glad its a part of my collection i can read this book over and over i would recommend this book to all my friends and family. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in if i stay, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Snow days should be less bloody, but mia doesnt have a choice yet.
I first discovered allie larkin via her 2019 release, swimming for sunlight, and fell in love with her writing style and storytelling and love of dogs. If i stay gayle forman summary if i stay book trailer. Producers often use a book as a springboard for a movie idea or to earn a specific rating. Because of this, a movie may differ from the novel. This all changes when her family gets into a car crash. It goes between mias memories and her observation of the present. As a spiritlike observer, mia narrates the next 24 hours, describing how her. Oct, 2014 gayle forman, if i stay people think i like chick flicks, and i always have good excuses for reading books that are apparently, chick flicks. If i stay book report presentation by hope yi on prezi. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. No design or tech skills are necessary its free, easy, and awesome. 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. After a deadly car accident, causing the death of her family, mia needs to face a very blood freezing choice. Book a future amalfi coast getaway to support covid19.
I mean, it takes real talent to really think outside the box. Perhaps his band should cover the classic lisa loeb hit. If i stay by gayle forman if i stay is about mia hall, an up and coming cellist with a charmed life. While the rest of the book wasnt all smooth sailing, it was humorous and enjoyable. Not since twilight have we seen as emotionally moving a book for a youth audience with this kind of crossover appeal. And thats where the book ends, as mias life is beginning anew. The book follows mias stories and the unfolding of her life through a series of flashbacks. Unlike most 17yearolds, mia is secretly enjoying hanging out with her quirky family until an oncoming driver shatters their lives, leaving the gravely injured mia with the ultimate decision. I ripped my heart out and stomped all over it, and left me wanting more. Reread the final paragraphs of the novel, starting with but then i feel adams grip tighten 234. Apr 01, 2009 when snow cancels school, mia and her family pile into their beatup station wagon for a drive. If i stay official trailer 1 2014 chloe grace moretz, mireille enos movie hd duration.
She has everything she could ever want, a loving family, an adoring boyfriend, an amazing best friend, and an amazing career ahead of her in music. Shes a shooin for the prestigious juilliard school of music, and the biggest decision she has to make is whether to move to new york on her own or stay in. Sacrifice and choice if i stay is a novel that explores the kinds of sacrifices that inevitably accompany choices. Writing a book report book reports can take on many different forms. This is a powerful novel, which will reach out and touch your heart, make you smile and cry. Soon to be a major motion picture, starring chloe moretz. I m not sure which book i loved more i adored the characters in this book from van to alex to louis and especially joe, the german. Read if i stay by gayle forman available from rakuten kobo. A horrible car accident that kills almost the entire family instantly. If i stay is a young adult novel by gayle forman published in 2009. While i believe it is considered ya it doesnt have that ya feel of high school drama, backstabbing and whatnot. One completely normal, happy day, mias world is shattered when a truck hits the car. Readers who enjoyed this book may want to check out its sequel, where she went.
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