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Before I Fall

From the bestselling author of Panic, soon to be a major Amazon Prime series
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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver follows the story of a high school girl named Samantha Kingston. After experiencing a fatal car accident, she relives the last day of her life repeatedly, gaining insights into her relationships and the impact of her actions. This journey of self-discovery forces Samantha to reconsider her choices and the life she's lived.
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If you enjoy exploring themes of redemption and personal growth, this engrossing young adult novel offers a poignant narrative about a teenager reliving her final day again and again. With a mix of mystery and emotional depth, it invites readers to reflect on choices, relationships, and the impact of our actions on others.

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Before I Fall

As compelling as The Lovely Bones and as memorable as Jenny Downham's Before I Die, this will become a word-of-mouth phenomenon.

As compelling as The Lovely Bones and as memorable as Jenny Downham's Before I Die, this will become a word-of-mouth phenomenon.

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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver tells the story of Sam Kingston, a girl who experiences a unique twist of fate.

Sam Kingston is dead.

Except she isn't.

On a rainy February night, Sam is killed in a horrific car crash. But instead of seeing a tunnel of light, she wakes up in her own bed, on the morning of the same day.

Forced to live through the same events—the drive to school, skipping class, the fateful party—she struggles to alter the outcome, but wakes up again on the day of the crash. What follows is the story of a girl who comes of age in a matter of days. Who discovers, through heartbreaking insights, the consequences of her every action. Of a girl who dies young, but in the process learns how to live. And who falls in love... a little too late.

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Lauren Oliver's debut novel Before I Fall is praised for its insightful portrayal of teenage life, blending suspense with thoughtful reflections on maturity and the essence of living a good life. Critics have lauded it as a powerful story with an unexpectedly complex and humane ending. This young adult novel draws comparisons to works like The Lovely Bones, delivering a poignant narrative about second chances with sincerity and emotional depth.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780340980903

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 July 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Lauren Oliver was previously an editorial assistant at a publishing house in New York. A graduate of the University of Chicago and the MFA program at New York University, she is now a full-time writer and lives in Brooklyn, New York. BEFORE I FALL is her first novel.

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