Before I Fall - Hardcover

Oliver, Lauren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006172680X ISBN 13: 9780061726804

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2010

Synopsis

With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction. Like Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why and Gayle Forman's If I Stay, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others.

For popular high school senior Samantha Kingston, February 12--"Cupid Day"--should be one big party, a day of valentines and roses and the privileges that come with being at the top of the social pyramid. And it is...until she dies in a terrible accident that night.

However, she still wakes up the next morning. In fact, Sam lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she ever imagined.

Before I Fall is now a major motion picture Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, and Kian Lawley. Named to numerous state reading lists, the novel was also recognized as a Best Book of the Year by Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, The Daily Beast, NPR, and Publishers Weekly.

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Review:

"Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel...This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed."--ALA Booklist

"Samantha's attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)

"Before I Fall is smart, complex, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Lauren Oliver has written an extraordinary debut novel about what it means to live--and die."--Carolyn Mackler, author of Tangled and The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, a Printz Honor book

"Oliver's debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful....readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Publisher:

'Although I'm not the target reader I found myself engrossed and moved by this marvellous book' --Jamie Hodder-Williams

'This beautiful story had me gripped right from the first page – full of both tragic and touching 'what-if's', it takes you right back to the intense and often cruel teen-age experiences at high school. Heartbreaking in its honesty, it's a novel that really makes you think and it stayed with me long after I finished reading it' --Rebecca Cooney, International Sales & Marketing Manager

'I could feel the shivers down my spine from the first chapter, and I couldn’t put it down. A really powerful read' --Auriol Bishop, Creative Director

'A truly absorbing read. The writing is alive and powerful, and carried me along non-stop.' --Swati Gamble, Hodder Editorial

'I loved this engaging, compelling, heartbreaking novel, and can't see how any reader could fail to be won over by Sam as she relives her last day again and again and again.   I didn't want Before I Fall to end.' --Carolyn Mays, Director of Fiction

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 006172680X
• ISBN 13: 9780061726804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480