Minus Me
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
As compelling as The Lovely Bones and as memorable as Before I Fall, Minus Me raises thought-provoking questions about love and death
It’s not always easy to become the person you want to be.
When Linda discovers that she has a life-threatening heart condition, she refuses to be wrapped in cotton wool. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, she starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without her parents... But when a strange and mysterious boy called Zak appears, Linda’s life takes an unexpected turn – suddenly she is experiencing things she never dreamed possible, and every moment is precious.
Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel – written with heart-stopping emotional honesty – from one of Norway’s most acclaimed young adult writers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After 12-year-old Linda collapses at a swim meet, she learns that she has a rare (and fatal) heart condition. With a transplant highly unlikely, Linda begins to envision the life around her minus me and turns to a forgotten list of everything she hoped to do by age 13, including kiss a boy, travel on her own, and go to a pop concert. Encouraged by a mysterious new friend, Zak, Linda begins to confront her mean-girl tendencies, which come into sharp relief against her newfound sense of mortality. An 11th-hour revelation brings Linda new truths about herself. The book s voice is its strongest asset: Linda s reactions to her situation ring true, and as the book addresses themes of life and culpability with wisdom and humor, philosophical lines intertwine easily with moments of intense emotion. While discussing the afterlife, Zak, who acts as a patient foil to Linda, offers, People who believe can also doubt. The use of British slang may require a bit of Googling for readers unfamiliar with it. Ages 10 14.
