false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224630455m/4570768.jpg 4570768 4 Seven months ago, on a rainy March night, sixteen year- old Willow’s parents died in a horrible car accident. Willow was driving. Now her older brother barely speaks to her, her new classmates know her as the killer orphan girl, and Willow is blocking the pain by secretly cutting herself. But when one boy —one sensitive, soulful boy—discovers Willow’s secret, it sparks an intense relationship that turns the “safe” world Willow has created for herself upside down. Told in an extraordinary fresh voice, Willow is an unforgettable novel about one girl’s struggle to cope with tragedy, and one boy’s refusal to give up on her. 4620119 2 4 2009 Willow total:393|5:167|4:122|3:67|2:29|1:8| 393 1590 1160 135 4 6 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 16:41:12 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 16:43:54 -0700 2009

The Good: Be prepared for some serious fan-girl gushing! Also, this review in no way justifies how much I loved this book.

For a debut author, Julia has blown all the other authors, regardless if it's their first or not, WAY out of...more...]]> 2 3 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:47:39 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 14:04:55 -0700 2009
It about 17-year-old Willow who has turned to cutting herself to deal with the pain of her parents death -- in a car accident where she was the driver. So this isn't a light or entertaining book. It's hard to read in the same way that WINTE...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:08:23 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 13:24:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 21:28:08 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 04:11:05 -0700 2009
The characters in Willow are real people with complex emot...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 17:58:02 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:58:09 -0800 2009
On the surface, it may seem that Willow is a book about a girl who cut...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 17:16:34 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 17:16:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 13:36:45 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 13:37:07 -0700 2009
After a tragic car accident that kills both her parents, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:04:20 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:06:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:55:36 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 16:14:20 -0700 2009
Willow is w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 06:02:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 06:42:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:12:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:12:47 -0700 2009
It’s a pretty intense read. I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 16:39:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 17:07:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 14:43:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 14:43:49 -0700 2009 Willow brings up the issue of self mutilation. It's much more common than you may think. I never understood why anyone would purposefully inflict pain upon themselves. I've always had a hard time believing in...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 29 18:45:22 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 18:48:29 -0700 2009
Willow had a learner's permit. Her parents drank too much wine. The storm was bad. After the accident, Willow is left an orphan, living with her brother, David, his wife, Cathy, and their daughter, Isabelle.

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Seven months after killing her parents in a car accident, 16-year-old Willow Randall has moved in with her married older brother's family in New York City, where she grapples with her overw...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:53:55 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 07:02:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4570768