All These Lives

Sixteen-year-old Dani is convinced she has nine lives. As a child she twice walked away from situations where she should have died. But Dani's twin, Jena, isn't so lucky. She has cancer and might not even be able to keep her one life. Dani's father is in denial. Her mother is trying to hold it together and prove everything's normal. And Jena is wasting away. To cope, Dani sets out to rid herself of all her extra lives. Maybe they'll be released into the universe and someone who wants to live more than she does will get one. Someone like Jena. But just when Dani finds herself at the breaking point, she's faced with a startling realization. Maybe she doesn't have nine lives after all. Maybe she really only ever had one.

Author: Sarah Wylie, Wylie
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 06/01/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.82w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780374302085

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169258 / All These Lives


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2012 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 93
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2012 pg. 273 - Recommended - Readable
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 119 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Sarah Wylie has been writing for as long as she can remember. In May 2011, she graduated from the University of Lethbridge with a degree in Neuroscience. She lives in Canada. "All These Lives" is her first novel.