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Ways to Live Forever
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Ways to Live Forever
by Sally NichollsAnother great title from Scholastic. Detailed description coming soon.
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Ways to Live Forever
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Ways to Live Forever
by Nicholls, Sally- My name is Sam.
- I am eleven years old.
- I collect stories and fantastic facts.
- I have leukemia.
- By the time you read this, I will probably be dead.
Living through the final stages of leukemia, Sam collects stories, questions, lists, and pictures that create a profoundly moving portrait of how a boy lives when he knows his time is almost up.
Kirkus Reviews"If I grow up," 11-year-old Sam informs readers, "I'm going to be a scientist." He says "if" because he has acute lymphoblastic leukemia and knows he probably won't. With the encouragement of his tutor, he starts to write a bit about himself, then more, until he is using his writing to sort out his death. Interspersed with Sam's lists, questions and odd bits of mortality facts on notebook paper, his narrative proceeds in short, candid chapters that reveal a boy who, though he's not ready to die, nevertheless can confront the reality with heartbreaking clarity. As his parents wrangle about treatment (he doesn't want it), his little sister grapples with the changes to the household and his best friend and fellow cancer-sufferer dies, Sam methodically works through the things he wants to do before he dies, from going up a down escalator to the more problematic ride in an airship and seeing the earth from space. Nicholls's debut skillfully avoids bathos at every turn, sketching a fully-formed character readers will be glad they've met and sorry to bid farewell. (Fiction. 9-13)
BiographySally Nicholls
Sally Nicholls completed an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University (UK). She wrote her first novel, WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER, when she was twenty-three, and it received three starred reviews and was named an ALA Notable Book. Sally Nicholls lives in London.
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Interest Level:
3-5
Lexile Framework:
580L
Grade Level Equivalent:
3.5
Age:
8-10
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Subject:
Determination and Perseverance, Death, Grief, Loss, Family Life, Disease and Illness
Journey from Tears to Cheers in This Profoundly Moving Novel!
At the beginning of this engaging novel, the narrator tells readers that his name is Sam; he's 11 years old; he loves collecting stories, lists, and fantastical facts; and he'll probably be dead by the time they read this. Funny, heartbreaking, and inspirational all at once, this story of a young boy living through the final stages of leukemia will make readers cry — and cheer!
