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I'll Be Seeing You
Carley Mattea never expected to become friends with a boy as handsome as Kyle Westin--especially not in the hospital. Seventeen-year-old Kyle was blinded when a chemistry experiment exploded. His doctors don't know whether he'll get his vision back, and he's deeply depressed. Carley understands how miserable it is to be in the hospital. At sixteen, she's had plenty of expe...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
October 27th 2010
by Laurel Leaf
(first published June 1st 1996)
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I'll Be Seeing You really opened my eyes. The challenges you face when you’re not perfect are extraordinary. The book takes you on a life journey of wanting to be normal. And a love story between two young adults that are lost because neither one is normal.
This book is the best book I've read in years. I couldn’t put it down. All a young adult this book grabbed my attention from the first page. No one knows what it’s like to be abnormal and Lurlene does an awesome job at describing ...more
This book is the best book I've read in years. I couldn’t put it down. All a young adult this book grabbed my attention from the first page. No one knows what it’s like to be abnormal and Lurlene does an awesome job at describing ...more
This is on my top 10 list of favorite books EVER. It's not a huge novel and although I would have loved 200 more pages or a sequel, I can't help but love this book. I discovered this book as a teenager and read it all in one night, going to school glassy eyed from not sleeping. Hehe. The story of Carly and Kyle is just lovely. Carly represents so many girls.. If you've ever been insecure about yourself, lack confidence, been teased for the way you look, or have a sister who is gorgeous and stand...more
So I ended up giving this romance novel one star, but I will admit I debated over whether this should be ranked with a "Meh" or "I want those hours of my life back" and I sided with the latter. It was a pretty painful read for me and I am a fairly tolerant reader. Luckily it was a quick read because I think my roommate would have gotten sick of all of my mumblings and grumblings and exasperated sighs. I wasn't too fond of any of the characters and Carley's jokes were painful....more
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I absolutely adore this book. I like Lurlene McDaniel novels well enough, but I usually go for "fluffy" reads over the tearjerkers LD usually writes. This book on the other hand is one I have read over and over; I think it has a nice balance between humor and honesty and hurts. I once leant this book to a friend and never got it back; I went out and bought a new one.
While I have never had a life-threatening illness or tragic physical loss, I could still relate to the feeling...more
While I have never had a life-threatening illness or tragic physical loss, I could still relate to the feeling...more
This romance novel is about a girl named Carley who has a terrible facial deformity. While in the hospital with a broken leg, she meets a boy named Kyle who has temporarily lost his eyesight because of a chemistry experiment that went terribly wrong. The two kind of seem to fall in love, but Carley is too frightened to tell Kyle that she is secretly ugly, and her refusal to see him almost ruins their friendship/romance. I think that Lurlene McDaniel’s intentions in writing this novel were ini...more
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Hirit beyene date 3-5-09
I’ll be seeing you
The book I’m reviewing today is I’ll be seeing you by Lurlene McDaniel. It’s nonfiction. It’s a novel about two teenagers that met in hospital. The girl was hiding a secret from the boy.
The two teenagers met in hospital. they all have a lot of problems. The girl name is Carley the boy name is kley. Carley never think that she will meet a handsome guy like Kley. Kley is really handsome. ...more
I’ll be seeing you
The book I’m reviewing today is I’ll be seeing you by Lurlene McDaniel. It’s nonfiction. It’s a novel about two teenagers that met in hospital. The girl was hiding a secret from the boy.
The two teenagers met in hospital. they all have a lot of problems. The girl name is Carley the boy name is kley. Carley never think that she will meet a handsome guy like Kley. Kley is really handsome. ...more
Out of the three books in True Love, i liked this one the best. First of there was humor, since Carly was the type of person to have something funny to say. And then there's Kyle, who's momentarily blind. Carly, despite being "ugly" because of cancer's effect, was a beautiful person, other than the fact that she lied to Kyle, she was a character i liked. And that's why i liked this book. Society these days only like you if you're good looking. You can be the worst actor, singer, ...more
Genre: Romance/Lurlene McDaniel
Sixteen-year-old Carly's face is deformed after surgery when she was twelve-years-old. After staying in the hospital for knee surgery four years later, she meets Kyle, a boy her age who has temporarily lost his sight. As Carly and Kyle grow closer as friends, Carly begins to fear Kyle gaining his sight back because she doesn't want him to see her deformed face.
This is the second Lurlene McDaniels book I've read and it is very similar to the ...more
Sixteen-year-old Carly's face is deformed after surgery when she was twelve-years-old. After staying in the hospital for knee surgery four years later, she meets Kyle, a boy her age who has temporarily lost his sight. As Carly and Kyle grow closer as friends, Carly begins to fear Kyle gaining his sight back because she doesn't want him to see her deformed face.
This is the second Lurlene McDaniels book I've read and it is very similar to the ...more
Sixteen year old Carley suffers from a facial deformity that was a result of having tumor removed from her brain. Though she recovers, she finds herself spending a little bit of time in the hospital again for an unrelated injury, and this is where she meets Kyle. Kyle has gone blind from a science experiment gone wrong, and this gives Carley the opportunity to get to know him without having to deal with her facial deformity. However, she is not completely honest with Kyle, and this ends up bein...more
This was a pretty good book. I was reading it so I could go to sleep (I can't seem to sleep without reading anymore woops =D) and I just couldn't stop reading. I knew I had to wake up early in the morning the next day but I just wanted to know what was going to happen.
I was able to relate to Carely a lot since I went through a difficult stage of having severe acne. The whole story was well-written. I love how the author solved aloof problems, such as the relationship between the main...more
I was able to relate to Carely a lot since I went through a difficult stage of having severe acne. The whole story was well-written. I love how the author solved aloof problems, such as the relationship between the main...more
I read this book all in one day and was surprised. It had a good ending!! I was happy about that. This book is very sweet at the end but also in a way annoying because Carley doesn't trust Kyle to still like even after he can see her face which is partially deformed. She lies and even uses her sister to prevent herself from getting hurt. Eventually though after a long time she gets proven wrong in that she thought that Kyle would never go for a girl like her who "isn't pretty." One...more
This is not a book I would recommend to my contemporaries and colleagues, but it's probably a book I would give to my 10 year old niece to read. It was a really sweet book about young love and overcoming pride and superficiality. While I think that Lurlene McDaniel's work is overly sentimental, but clean and appropriate for younger readers. This plot was pretty predictable, but gave you nice warm and fuzzy feelings. Not my favorite book, but a good gateway book for young readers.
This book was about a girl named Carley made friends with a guy named Kyle and they meet at the hospital. Kyle's eye was blinded by the chemical explosion he performed. Carley is worried that if Kyle gets his vision back, would he abandoned her as friend because she is not "pretty."
In this story, I learned that not everything in the world is based on appearance. There is always other factors that effects the inside of something and would cover the importance of appearance.
In this story, I learned that not everything in the world is based on appearance. There is always other factors that effects the inside of something and would cover the importance of appearance.
I chose this book because the back-cover blurb reminded me of a short story called "Jared" that I really like to use with students--similar situation that the main character faces.
I was very interested in the plot, but not at all taken with the writer's style. However, it was very straightforward, and I will recommend the book to adolescent readers, especially those who might need a fairly quick, easy read.
I was very interested in the plot, but not at all taken with the writer's style. However, it was very straightforward, and I will recommend the book to adolescent readers, especially those who might need a fairly quick, easy read.
It's a nice little read with some life's lesson's in it, and the way people SHOULD act, but... unbelievable. It would be nice to believe that's how it would have went down, but in my experience, highly unlikely. more in depth review here (with spoilers)
Another one by lurlene Mcdaniel that i thought to be poorly written. yes, it had a great idea behind it, and the relationship between the main characters was pretty cute. but really, no one acts like that. it was an easy read and i got thru it pretty quickly. wasnt horrible but could have been alot bettter.
I really loved this book!! I have read it several times and I just can't get enough of it. Lurlene McDaniel is an amazing writer, she truly understands the hardships that young adults must go through. I have read several of her novels and find them all amazing.
This is the first book I've ever read by Lurlene McDaniel's. I really loved it even though it made me cry at some parts. The ending was great and I loved the message. The heroine of the story was so great, so were the other characters. I loved this book!
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This was a quick fun read that was granted cheesy and slightly ridiculous, but it had a good message and I have found that these novels have an immense attraction to young teenage girls. This was my first McDaniels book, but my sisters have read dozens of them and absolutely love them. This one is the story of a young girl who has recovered from cancer, but it left her facial deformed. While in the hospital she meets and falls in love with a boy who has been blinded by a chemistry explosion. The...more
Cute, a little syrupy, but very attractive to my early teen daughter. This author loves to center her stories around girls who have tramatic life events, but she does include life truths and a great message.
Sheer rumor: Lurlene listens to police scanners and visits hospitals
during bouts of writer's block.
during bouts of writer's block.
I originally picked up this book because I was fascinated by the description, but I felt like the book could have gone on at least another 100 pages. I would have liked to see more character development and more interaction between Carley and Kyle. I finished this book in one afternoon and like I mentioned before, I wish the story could have had a chance to unfold a little bit more or a sequel should have been written. Without giving away details, I also wish the final scene could have been more...more
To see or not to see that is question. Even if you have the ability to see some times you never truely see.
Great book the first to make me cry. This book makes you realize love can go through anything.
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Allie Schrage
I loved this book and got all into it but the ending..eh it wasnt to great but its an ok book
Viviana
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The fisrt book that I haven't really cried like a baby from Ms. Mcdaniel great story!!
Brittany
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One story with a not-so-sad ending.
This book has the most cutest story. I love it.
One of my favorites :)
good... LIKE all of her books
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Lurlene McDaniel (born c. 1948) is an author who has written over 50 young adult books. She is well known for writing about characters struggling with chronic and terminal illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, and organ failure.
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