How To Save A Life eBook Sara Zarr
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Jill's life lost all meaning when her dad died. Friends, boyfriend, college – nothing matters any more. Then her mom drops a bombshell she's going to adopt a baby. Mandy is desperate for her life to change. Seventeen, pregnant and leaving home, she is sure of only one thing – her baby must never have a life like hers, whatever it takes. As their worlds change around them, Jill and Mandy must learn both how to hold on and how to let go, finding that nothing is as easy - or as difficult - as it seems. Heart-achingly beautiful, moving and funny, How to Save a Life has been named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2011, a School Library Journal Best Book of 2011 and an American Library Assocation 2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults.
"A rich tapestry of love and survival that will resonate with even the most cynical readers." - Booklist
How To Save A Life eBook Sara Zarr
To say that I adored this book falls short. I wish I had written it. The story is told by Jill and Mandy, two teenagers who would have probably never crossed paths had it not been for the tragedy that changed Jill's once-perfect family and made her mom decide to adopt a baby. Mandy's having a baby and her family life makes her certain she can't have it anywhere near them and she's not even sure she wants to keep it. So, Mandy goes to live with Jill and her mom while they wait for the baby to come. Mandy keeps a lot of secrets from them and under less experienced hands would have come across as a manipulative, callous character but in reality, she's just a girl, too innocent for her age in one sense and too broken for her age in another, who is doing her best to survive. She never wants to hurt anyone, especially the people that took her in when her own mother cast her out. Jill doesn't so much hate Mandy as doesn't trust her or the change that she's bringing about. She hasn't moved on from her loss and her life has been a bit of a mess, last thing she needs is a total stranger coming to live with her. Over the next few weeks, they learn more about each other and about what it means for someone to be family.I loved how different these characters were, how their voices sounded completely different, how their stories complemented each other. Sara Zarr did a beautiful job with them and also with the supporting characters. All characters in the book moved the plot forward and helped the protagonists.
Highly recommended!
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How To Save A Life eBook Sara Zarr Reviews
Meh
a little unrealistic, maybe.
the main character was a little unlikable, kind of rude and unpleasant, but to be fair, her life was difficult, so maybe that was the point.
the end was happy and good, though I felt like it would never happen in real life. Still a good book, though.
As an adoptive mother, I was apprehensive when I found out that Sara Zarr's new book had an adoption storyline. So many people - inside and outside of the triad - get adoption all wrong, either romanticized or demonized.
I needn't have worried. HOW TO SAVE A LIFE is perfect. Sara brought every ounce of her usual sensitivity, compassion, and deep observation to each character. Everything -the technical details around the adoption, people's relationships, the ethnic diversity - felt realistic and motivated. The ending was the fairy-tale I hadn't dared hope for, but the writing completely earned it.
A huge THANK YOU to Sara for writing this book. I loved it.
Sara Zarr's writing style is clear and uncluttered, yet sometimes devastating in its emotional honesty. She weaves together an interesting story; each chapter alternates between the two teenagers whose lives have been completely different. Jill is brought up in financial security by loving, attentive parents but is grieving because she has recently lost her father. Mandy is brought up by a single mother, was sexually abused by her mother's boy friend, is pregnant and completely lacking in self esteem. Their lives are intertwined when Jill's recently widowed mother decides to adopt Mandy's baby and Mandy comes to live with them until the birth.
Both characters are flawed and not immediately likeable. Jill is angry and frustrated because she is unable to express her grief. She shuts out the people in her life who would reach out to help her. Mandy is a clingy, sticky label. The type of person who will tell her life story to complete strangers she just met minutes ago on the train. The story is propelled by the interaction of these 2 main characters, both internally and with each other. By the end, they bring out the best in each other and, thankfully, it is a happy ending!
This is a short, very easy read. I would recommend it for female adults and teenagers alike.
On the surface, the subject matter of this book (teen pregnancy) is not the typical fare I would choose to read. However, this story covered a lot more than that. It was about love, loss, grief, healing, and family relationships, both those we are born with and those we make. The author did a good job of making the various relationships, dialogue and character interactions feel real and natural. The use of different narrators doesn't always work for me, but I liked that in this book.
Ultimately, much of this book is how one can cope with grief and loss, and come out the other end still open to love. One theme is the legacy, whether for good or for ill, that we give our children through our example, love or indifference. I enjoyed the author's writing style and would definitely read something else by her.
Wow...so I could title this post, "Must Read"..the book is just that wonderful. Told in alternating chapters, by Mandy and Jill, it is story that deals with love, loss, hope, tragedy, evil, good...well...life.
Both Mandy and Jill are dealing with intense issues, and as they gradually come to understand each other, through their alternating chronicles, the reader falls in love with both of them; with their stories, with their perspectives. Caring about all of the characters in this novel, is one of its' draws. (well, truthfully, two characters are awful, but described in a manner that allows you to picture them in a holistic manner).
I titled the review, "Try a Little Tenderness" because it is a central theme to the book, and the song plays an important role in Jill's life. Whenever she and her late father were arguing, one would say to the other, "Try a Little Tenderness" and the fight would stop..wow, kind of a perfect sentiment, right?
So, with Otis singing in the background, I plowed through this book. Yes, crying at the end, but these were tears of joy.
Jill's mother states about life, "be prepared for detours"...and again, how true that is. Some detours we are happy to encounter, others are tragic and throw us for a loop. The death of Jill's dad, throws her family into turmoil, but the detour they ultimately take will have you too crying tears of joy.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.
To say that I adored this book falls short. I wish I had written it. The story is told by Jill and Mandy, two teenagers who would have probably never crossed paths had it not been for the tragedy that changed Jill's once-perfect family and made her mom decide to adopt a baby. Mandy's having a baby and her family life makes her certain she can't have it anywhere near them and she's not even sure she wants to keep it. So, Mandy goes to live with Jill and her mom while they wait for the baby to come. Mandy keeps a lot of secrets from them and under less experienced hands would have come across as a manipulative, callous character but in reality, she's just a girl, too innocent for her age in one sense and too broken for her age in another, who is doing her best to survive. She never wants to hurt anyone, especially the people that took her in when her own mother cast her out. Jill doesn't so much hate Mandy as doesn't trust her or the change that she's bringing about. She hasn't moved on from her loss and her life has been a bit of a mess, last thing she needs is a total stranger coming to live with her. Over the next few weeks, they learn more about each other and about what it means for someone to be family.
I loved how different these characters were, how their voices sounded completely different, how their stories complemented each other. Sara Zarr did a beautiful job with them and also with the supporting characters. All characters in the book moved the plot forward and helped the protagonists.
Highly recommended!
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