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| Author | Gayle Forman |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Dutton Penguin |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | International |
| Media type | Print (hard cover, paper back), Audiobook, eBook |
| Pages | 210 |
| ISBN | 9780142415436 |
| Followed by | Where She Went |
| Website | gayleforman.com |
If I Stay is a young adult novel[1] by Gayle Forman published in 2009. The story follows 17-year-old Mia Hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma. Through this coma, however, Mia has an out-of-body experience. Through this, she is able to watch the actions around her, as close friends and family gather at the hospital where she is being treated. The book follows Mia's stories and the unfolding of her life through a series of flashbacks. Mia finds herself stuck between two worlds: the world of the living, and the world of those who have moved on. Mia realizes that she must use her past and her relationships to make a decision for her future. Her options are to stay with her grandparents and Adam, her boyfriend, and cope with the grief of losing her parents and her brother. Or, join her deceased family members in the afterlife and avoid the pain of living without her mother, father, and little brother. The novel received positive reviews from the young adult audience, and Summit Entertainment optioned it in December 2010, for a 2014 film adaptation.[2]
A novel continuing Mia's story, Where She Went, was published in April 2011.[3]
- ^ Siegel, Robert (3 January 2011). "'If I Stay': Trapped Between Life and Death". All Things Considered. National Public Radio.
- ^ If I Stay reviews. Amazon.com. 6 April 2010. ISBN 978-0-14-241543-6. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Staskiewicz, Keith (24 August 2010). "EW Exclusive: Cover peek for 'Where She Went,' the sequel to 'If I Stay'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 March 2011.