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Dec 22, 2008

Bre rated it:

The author, Lurlene McDaniel, does an awesome job in her work. I wish I had more time to read her books. I love to read her writing. It is so vivid. I can actually put myself in the main characters place.

This book is an amazing love story. I love how the main character shows how devoted to her boyfriend. Yet, as many changes he faces she stills stands by his side even when he doesn’t want her love. Don’t Die, My Love takes you a journey of two young adults as there undivided attenti More...

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Dec 07, 2009

Stephanie rated it:

The Book I choose for this month is “Telling Christina Goodbye” By Lurlene McDaniel. It was a very good book. It’s about a girl named Trisha she and her boyfriend Cody was a having a great Senior year, But she doesn’t like her best friends boyfriend. They want to go away to College but Tucker doesn’t want Christina to go to College, he wants her to stay home. So she is going to stay home and Trisha doesn’t like that Tucker controls Christina all the time. So one night When all four friends were More...

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Jan 13, 2011

Kendra rated it:

Don’t Die, My Love is a book about growing up, love the same person you grew up hating, and have to go through knowing the person you love has only a short life to live. Julie Ellis is a young girl who is dating the perfect boy that every girl in the school would be lucky to date, but the only problem is that he doesn’t care much for her an only has his mind on making into the big times for football. Luke Mulden is her love, he has liked Julie since they were little but she was so mean to him. More...

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Jun 24, 2009

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In the book Don't Die my Love by Lurlene McDaniel is about Julie and Luke who love each other for a very long time. They are now in Highschool and Luke is a part of the football team. Julie found out that Luke had cancer. Julie was very sad and she went with Luke to every one of his doctor's appointment. THe cancer got worse and a tumor developed in his lungs. Julie stayed by his side hoping he will get better, but in the end Luke died.

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Jan 23, 2012

Magggiem added it

"Don't Die, My Love", is such a romantic book. I didn't like this book this much.It was a good book, but in the begining was kind of boring;it just talked about their romance and their love and Luke's virus. Then, in the ending of the book got a little bit better. I think it wasn't that much interesting as others books I read; there wasn't much goin on. I feel it was repeating the same thing over and over.
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Jan 31, 2009

Diana rated it:

DON'T DIE, MY LOVE
By Lurlene McDaniel
250 pgs.
Random House Children's Books
Dell Laurel-Leaf $5.50
ISBN:0-553-56715-2

"DON'T DIE, MY LOVE" is a book about Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower's love for each other. Luke has asked Julie to marry him in sixth grade, and she just laughed. They began dating in eighth grade and now in high school, they are deeply in love. Luke is a very good football player and is able to receive an athletic scholarship to More...

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Jan 21, 2010

Arlene rated it:

Don't Die My Love by Lurlene McDaniel is a beautiful love story that will pull at your heartstrings. I read it in one sitting and fell for the main characters right away. Luke and Julie's love for each other was truly genuine IMHO, and I was sad for Luke when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's. The events unfolded at a steady pace, but I was not prepared for the final outcome, or rather in denial I should say. As realistic as it was, I was still hoping against hope and eventually found myself reac More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Vivian rated it:

I first read this summary a while ago in barnes and noble and really wanted to read it but apparently the library didn't have the book. However it did come with 2 other books in a book called True Love. For some reason even i loved the summary and wanted to read it so badly it did not meet my expectations. Luke was a football player, had everything going with his life with a girlfriend and the only bad thing was that his dad died from cancer and left his mom working non-stop. But like fat More...

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Oct 12, 2011

Jordyn rated it:

This was my first time reading an actual romance novel--I've read books with love stories at their core, obviously, but I've never read one of these sappy romances. Don't Die, My Love actually wasn't that painful to read, though. I got pretty bored when Julie and Luke are on vacation in California, but I liked the rest of the book pretty well. I was trying to figure out why books like this would be important for teen readers, and I actually think that some teens could learn some things from the More...

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May 20, 2011

Krista rated it:

I must confess I have read this book 15 times (I'm not exaggerating!) in the past two years! It is extremely sad and even if you have read it so many times that you can quote it, as I can, you will still cry your eyes out whenever you read or reread it!

Luke Muldenhower, a handsome, talented football player, and beautiful Julie Ellis are deeply in love and have been ever since middle school. Now, in high school the whole school knows they are a couple. Luke is sure to get an athletic More...

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Nov 02, 2010

Genesis rated it:

Don’t Die My Love is written by Lurlene McDaniel. This book deals with a teenage couple,Luke and Julie, who are dealing with the developing cancer that Luke has. I have read other Lurlene McDaniel books and they never fail to deliver on emotional ties to the protagonist. As a reader, I could empathize with the Julie character. How Julie feels, acts, and her intentions were clear to me throughout the book. It was effective of McDaniel to write the book in such a way that chronicled the whole proc More...

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Dec 10, 2009

Gary rated it:

Romance

I don't think I am the target audience for this novel; at least, I hope I'm not. I don't know how to comment on this book. Another story of the perfect couple who's perfect future is interrupted by sickness. Julie and Luke are that couple that has always been together and everyone is sure that will end together, he's got his whole life ahead of him with scholarships galore and the most complicated aspect of their future is where they will end up. Then disaster strikes More...

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Dec 07, 2009

Shelsy rated it:

its really sad because Luke dies with cancer and it must hqve been very difficult to live with it, being a teenager, also being the best quarterback. With all that pressure of being a good student to be a good quarterback to have the scholarship, I just can't imagine how Luke must have felt, nor how Julie felt having to see her boyfriend working so hard to get into college and to impress Julie's dad, the coach.... I really loved it because it shows how a disease like cancer could ruin everybody' More...

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Jul 23, 2010

Astrid rated it:

Don't Die, My Love really opened my eyes, it shows you how the most perfect things can become the most tragic ones. It really helped me to see how you can't really take anything for granted. It was beautifully written and it had a beautiful message. You will laugh, say "awwww", cry, scream, and want to punch somebody while reading it. Even if you're not that much of an emotional person, you will still feel that sad feeling inside of you. This book is one of those that people will use t More...

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Apr 17, 2009

Natasha rated it:

This book is soo Good! Well as you can see the two love birds on the front cover of the book is in love. Something that the boy didn't even thing it can happen makes him sick.:( how can that happen and he is healthy! hes a Football player for crying out loud! well when he ends up with the sickness he doesn't have much time left. Always going in aout of the Hopital. Knowing your girlfriend is finding you throwing up your guts. The kind of people that would love the book is people who love books More...

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Dec 22, 2010

Bailey added it

I think these are great books. This book was interseting, but it had some sad parts to it like when luke dies.I liked the begging of the book better because how sad it is of what they have to deal with. Luke is one of the best football players for there high school and Julie was the coaches daughter, they were dating. They get deepily in love with each other, when they go to California they disised they want to get married. Luke ends up dyeing at the end beacouse he did not make in surgery. Over More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Elena rated it:

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Dec 14, 2011

Meagster rated it:

This was the novel that started my love affair with reading. I first read it when I was 11 and I still remember how I felt reading each page. I have 4 copies of it Since I have read this book at least 20 + times and I have the entire first chapter memorized word for word. I can't say there is anything particularly special about it I just adore lurlene and her talent of relating to teenagers in tough to extreme circumstances.everyone I've ever recommended this to has loved it
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May 16, 2010

Julia rated it:

This book is a teen romance novel and I would think that 14 year olds and up could read this book. Although this book does deal with the hard topic of cancer it is done rather well. The book is about a couple, Julie and Luke. They have been dating for three years, when Luke gets sick. They start out believing it's just a minor bug, but it turns out to be cancer. Julie is so worried over Luke that she spends all her free time with him. By the end of this book I was crying and could barely see the More...

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Jun 24, 2010

Erica Ann rated it:

This book was a beautiful, short, and passionate love story. Me being a hopeless romantic myself (sometimes) I am instantly drawn to these books for a quick, easy, and enjoyable read. This book honestly made me cry, because of the way that Ms. McDaniel so realistically portrayed their romance. It wasn't cheesy, cliche, or over the top. It seemed like the romance two high school sweethearts could have. I love Ms. McDaniel's books, and I learn from all of them that true love, no matter how fleetin More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Cyndi rated it:

Don’t Die, My Love was the first book I read by Lurlene McDaniel, and honestly I loved everything about it. The imagery was so realistic and the relationship between Julie and Luke melted my heart. It was a true love story and I loved how Lurlene portrayed the main character as someone who devotes herself no matter what the circumstance. Lurlene’s descriptions of the love they shared made me realize how much I wish I could have a relationship like that. Despite the end result, Julie stood by Luk More...

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Apr 19, 2009

April rated it:

Wow! I just loved this book. A sweet innocent and CLEAN romance between to young people.(think the Notebook, but G rated) You will not read without shedding some tears. The only negative thing would be the way the main characters relationship with and the way she speaks to her mother- But that is the only disagreeable part in the whole book. I loved the strength these young people showed in the book, especially Luke. I enjoyed that the author was very REAL with the book. Very sweet, emotional, a More...

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Mar 23, 2009

Carrie rated it:

It's sort of like the other Lurlene McDaniel books.
A girl falls in love with a guy after finding out she has a brain tumor. He has a disease and he ends up dieing after he purposes. They marry right before they die. Then she goes on vacation with her family to get away and meets a guy named brandon. She isn't ver optomistic about him. But in the end she ends up falling in love with him, she says that her other guy she was with would want her to be happy, then she dies and brandon is devest More...

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Jun 13, 2011

Nancy rated it:

Don't Die, My Love
Lurlene McDaniel
250 pp. New York, NY.
Random House Children's Book. $5.50
ISBN: 0-553-56715-2

Everyone loves a good cry, and no one delivers heart wrenching stories better than Lurlene McDaniel. Don't Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel is a beautiful story of young heart breaking, tragic romance! This book was burning in past times when young love was the center of attention and still is! The story truly shows strong and passionate relationship b More...

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Jun 14, 2009

Fiona rated it:

Don't Die my Love is the saddest love story i have ever read in my life. It talks about this guy who is a really good football player, but one day his girlfriend notices something wrong with him and suggest that he sees a doctor. He was afraid to go to the doctor because he's scared that if something was wrong with him that he won't be able to play football anymore, and football was basically his future. When he finally went to the doctors with the encouragement of his girlfriend, the doct More...

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Jan 24, 2010

Sarah rated it:

I've read this book countless times, and it never fails to make me cry. One mark of a good author is the ability to convey emotion through writing, which this definitely accomplishes. Everything that happens feels very real to me when I read it. Someone reading the description of this book may feel like it's a cliche love story, which it is in some senses, but there are several parts that really make it stand out from all the other (usually painfully sappy...Nicholas Sparks!) love stories out More...

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Oct 23, 2009

Samantha rated it:

This book was really sad but it was amazing. I learned all things aren't meant to live forever. I gave this book five stars because it was seemed like this could actually happen to someone. Almost anyone. It's a very sad thing to happen to someone and it made me wonder why did it happen to Luke?? He did nothing to deserve it. At all. One thing that made me keep on reading it was the bond between Luke and Julie. I never knew something like how you felt towards someone could mean so much to a pers More...

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Jul 20, 2010

Haley rated it:

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Don't Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel is a wonderful book in my opinion.It is about a girl named Julie Ellis and a boy named Luke Muldenhower.Julie and Luke are in high school and they are in love. Luke is a football player and sure to get a scholarship to a good collage.Julie is planning on following him where ever he goes, no matter what anyone says.Then Luke gets sick, and Julie convinces him to go to the doctor. What Luck thought was the flu ends up being a type of cancer. More...

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Jan 07, 2010

Stephanie rated it:

It was heartbreaking and phenomenal.
It's the typical teenage love story that can warm anyone's soul.
And I couldn't help but ask, "What's the point of disaster?"
It made me think of how lucky I am to be disease free and to know I'm healthy, with no worries.
Though, that's what Julie and Luke thought, too.
I used to date someone, and I put an end to it after a few months. A few weeks later he told me that he had cancer - scary word, isn't it?
I've seen w More...

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Dec 12, 2009

BoohBear rated it:

rated: pg
wow, this book was soooooooo good but sooooooo sad. its about julie and luke, boyfriend and girlfriend, and what happens to luke. luke has been getting sick a lot and he hasn't gone to the doctors yet.... julie is getting worried and makes sure he goes to the doctors one day but she is NOT prepared for the news.
Note: this book was really good but it's also super super sad. if you don't like semi depressing books do NOT read this book, i probably cried for the last 100 pgs st

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