Product Description:
A story told through nonlinear flashbacks traces a teen girl's effort to commit suicide by crashing her car into a tree, detailing the events leading up to her decision from the perspective of an unexpected narrator. Simultaneous.
Review:
"The breezy yet powerful and exceptionally perceptive writing style, multifaceted characters, surprisingly hopeful ending, and pertinent contemporary themes frame an engrossing, thought-provoking story that will be snapped up by readers of Todd Mitchell's Backwards and Gayle Forman's If I Stay."--School Library Journal
"The haunting story of a suicide attempt gone awry as high school junior Liz Emerson drives her Mercedes off the road, winding up in a coma...Zhang writes with confidence and finesse, and many readers will be moved as Liz recognizes the lives she has damaged."--Kirkus Reviews
"An impressive debut . . . should appeal to readers who sobbed through Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why."--Booklist
"Amy Zhang crashes onto the YA scene with this debut novel about a physics student who puts Newton's Laws of Motion into practice by driving her Mercedes into a tree. . . . A good pick for fans of Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall and Gayle Forman's If I Stay."--Shelf Awareness for Readers
"Insightful . . . it's interesting to see the mean girl through the eyes of the people who love her, despite (and sometimes because of ) her flaws."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The breezy yet powerful and exceptionally perceptive writing style, multifaceted characters, surprisingly hopeful ending, and pertinent contemporary themes frame an engrossing, thought-provoking story that will be snapped up by readers of Todd Mitchell s Backwards and Gayle Forman s If I Stay. --School Library Journal"
The haunting story of a suicide attempt gone awry as high school junior Liz Emerson drives her Mercedes off the road, winding up in a coma Zhang writes with confidence and finesse, and many readers will be moved as Liz recognizes the lives she has damaged. --Kirkus Reviews"
An impressive debut . . . should appeal to readers who sobbed through Jay Asher s Thirteen Reasons Why. --Booklist"
Amy Zhang crashes onto the YA scene with this debut novel about a physics student who puts Newton s Laws of Motion into practice by driving her Mercedes into a tree. . . . A good pick for fans of Lauren Oliver s Before I Fall and Gayle Forman s If I Stay. --Shelf Awareness for Readers"
Insightful . . . it s interesting to see the mean girl through the eyes of the people who love her, despite (and sometimes because of ) her flaws. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
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