Every Borrowed Beat
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発行者による作品情報
A 17-year-old girl receives a life-changing heart transplant--and uncovers the truth about her donor all while falling in love in a novel that's "alternately heart-wrenching and heartwarming" (Kirkus). A touching read for anyone seeking a story filled with hope and emotional depth.
What if the heart that saved your life also held the secrets of another's?
* "With its perfect blend of chronic illness representation, mental health exploration, and romance, this is sure to appeal to fans of books like John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars . . . a standout addition to the genre."--SLJ, starred review
Sydney Wells should have died. She was supposed to die.
She never expected, after years of waiting, to receive a heart transplant. Now, seventeen-year-old Sydney doesn’t know what to do with her life. Her daily routine consisted of staying indoors, eating heart-healthy foods, and posting about her transplant list experiences on TheWaitingList with her long-distance BFF (and heart failure buddy) Chloe.
Now, Sydney latches onto the one thing that gives her meaning: learning as much as she can about the person whose heart she inherited. After finding the family of her likely-donor, Mia, Sydney falls deep into her world—and may also be falling for Mia's best friend, Clayton.
But Sydney isn’t the only one hiding something. Mia’s brother Tanner won’t talk to Clayton, and Clayton won’t tell Sydney why. And hundreds of miles away, Chloe’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Sydney needs to face what’s in her heart—the truth, the guilt, and the future—before it’s too late.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When 17-year-old Sydney Wells finally receives a heart transplant after years of waiting and managing a heart failure diagnosis, she doesn't know what to do with her new lease on life ("Instead of a finale, I got a curtain call—a second chance"). As Sydney searches for a new routine, she contends with guilt relating to her best friend Chloe, with whom she managed a YouTube channel called TheWaitingList, which both teens used to chronicle their experiences navigating heart failure. If Sydney's condition "hadn't taken a massive nosedive," Chloe would have been next on the transplant list. Sydney decides to learn about her assumed heart donor, Mia, a decision that leads to her posing as Mia's online friend and cultivating relationships with Mia's family—and falling for Mia's best friend, Clayton. Sydney's wry and perceptive first-person narration injects lighthearted ambiance into mature and sobering examinations on death, mental health, and chronic illness. Utilizing warm character dynamics and genuine depictions of grief, Stewart (The Words We Keep) explores the experience of learning how to begin again in this sincere portrayal of life, loss, and first love. Main characters cue as white. Ages 12–up.
