Recommendation:
- Before I Fall is a captivating young adult novel that delves deep into themes of love, death, and personal growth. With a unique twist of reliving the last day of her life multiple times, the protagonist, Samantha Kingston, discovers the power she holds to alter her own destiny. This thought-provoking and emotional journey will keep readers engaged from start to finish. Highly recommended for fans of thought-provoking contemporary fiction.

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• Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Nominee for Best Young Adult Paranormal/Fantasy Novel (2010)
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2012)
• Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2011)
• Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2011)
• Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Cover (2011)
• Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction, Debut Author, Nominee for Goodreads Author, Favorite Heroine (2010)
• Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2013)
• Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2010)

With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction. Like Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why and Gayle Forman's If I Stay, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others.For popular high school senior Samantha Kingston, February 12—"Cupid Day"—should be one big party, a day of valentines and roses and the privileges that come with being at the top of the social pyramid. And it is…until she dies in a terrible accident that night.However, she still wakes up the next morning. In fact, Sam lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she ever imagined.Named to numerous state reading lists, this novel was also recognized as a Best Book of the Year by Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, The Daily Beast, NPR, and Publishers Weekly. It has been optioned for film by Fox 2000 Pictures.Supports the Common Core State Standards.

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