A stunning debut about one girl's journey through loss and grief. Corinna's world is crushed after her mother dies of cancer. How does she get thro...
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Jan 29, 2012
Laura
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It's rare when I agree with blurbage/jacket copy like "...nothing short of extraordinary" but here, it's so deserved.
Corinna's life has been completely upended by the death of her mother in the summer between her seventh and eighth grade years. If Only is her journal of her life during 8th grade, marking the various firsts of life without her mother, as well as first in life generally. There's such deep sadness mixed with normal teen girl stuff (like her "orange crus More...
Corinna's life has been completely upended by the death of her mother in the summer between her seventh and eighth grade years. If Only is her journal of her life during 8th grade, marking the various firsts of life without her mother, as well as first in life generally. There's such deep sadness mixed with normal teen girl stuff (like her "orange crus More...
Jan 08, 2012
Claire
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Corinna's mom has just died of cancer. Went in for the surgery and three months later, gone.
Corinna and her dad are reeling. Corinna narrates her school year as she deals with the challenges of being the kid whose mom died. There are a lot of great bits in here about grieving and coping with the overwhelming emotions of loss and alienation.
I think it would be a great fifth, sixth, seventh grade classroom read or read aloud.
I wouldn't hand it to a grieving kid, but I might leave i More...
Corinna and her dad are reeling. Corinna narrates her school year as she deals with the challenges of being the kid whose mom died. There are a lot of great bits in here about grieving and coping with the overwhelming emotions of loss and alienation.
I think it would be a great fifth, sixth, seventh grade classroom read or read aloud.
I wouldn't hand it to a grieving kid, but I might leave i More...
Feb 04, 2012
Olivia
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Wow. This was incredible gripping. It's a young adult novel, but I think people of all ages and experiences will love it. The author captures both the pain and the joy of being a teenager. Corinna is a lovable character, and her story is exceptionally told. I love that this book OPENS THE CONVERSATION about dying and grief. Though grief is a universal human experience, it is something we struggle to talk about honestly and openly, but this book does it beautifully.
Dec 20, 2011
Sarataber
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I adored IF ONLY and didn’t want it to end. I loved Corinna and felt like she was me, and she voiced all sorts of things I thought as a girl (and still think as an adult), some of them things one can’t say out loud. Carole Geithner is a gifted writer. I recommend this book to one and all. If Only is a book to treasure.
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