false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189794858m/1887655.jpg 1887655 3 When 16-year-old Tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven (or what she <I>thinks </I>is heaven), which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. In the tradition of <I>It's a Wonderful Life</I> and <I>The Christmas Carol</I>, Tessa starts reliving her life up until that moment. She sees some things she'd rather forget, learns some things about herself she'd rather not know, and ultimately must find the answer to one burning question--if only she knew what the question <I>was</I>. <BR><BR>Written in sharp, witty verse, Wendy Mass crafts an extroardinary tale of a spunky heroine who hasn't always made the right choices, but needs to discover what makes life worth living.<BR><BR><BR> 1888918 1 9 2007 Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall total:326|5:99|4:101|3:80|2:39|1:7| 326 1224 592 87 3 1 false false Tue Jul 07 07:36:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 07:37:15 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:02:51 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 13:09:49 -0700 2009
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When 16-year-old Tessa sees the orange dodgeball flying at her from across her high school gym, it never even occurs to her to duck. Soon after, she finds herself floating towards heaven, which looks just like the mall where her parents work and w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 11:03:21 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 14:42:19 -0700 2008
When Tessa gets knocked out by a dodge-ball in gym class, she finds herself in Heaven, which looks a lot like her ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:50:38 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 20:06:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 18:13:08 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 08:27:20 -0700 2008 A Mango-Shaped Space (the other book that I've read and enjoyed by Wendy Mass/the inspiration for reading this one). To start, it was written in poetry form, which was OK, but I've seen done better (see Sonya Sones). Also, the premise of the book was walking a fine line betwee...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:57:43 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 10:35:22 -0800 2009 the point of using a free verse
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Alright book; I loved the kid with the drillbit in his skull for the few seconds we actually saw...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 06:49:48 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 16:02:37 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Nov 29 08:06:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 08:07:56 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 15:41:34 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 15:44:19 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Jun 15 08:32:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 08:33:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:42:26 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:54:58 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1887655