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Keep Me in Your Heart: Three Novels

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Three of Lurlene McDaniel's bestselling novels in one volume. Readers will relate to the compassion and strength of the characters as they piece their lives back together after tragedy strikes.

Letting Go of Lisa
Nathan Malone has been home schooled his whole life. He hasn't spent much time with kids his own age, let alone dated. Now that his mother is busy with his new twi...more Three of Lurlene McDaniel's bestselling novels in one volume. Readers will relate to the compassion and strength of the characters as they piece their lives back together after tragedy strikes.

Letting Go of Lisa
Nathan Malone has been home schooled his whole life. He hasn't spent much time with kids his own age, let alone dated. Now that his mother is busy with his new twin sisters, he must enroll at the local high school for his senior year. On the first day of school a girl catches his eye. Lisa is a loner and doesn't care what anybody thinks of her. Nathan is intrigued. When he and Lisa finally start spending time together, he is the happiest he's ever been. But Lisa has a tragic secret and when she decides to deal with it herself, Nathan has to make a choice. Can he ever let go of Lisa?

Saving Jessica
Jessica McMillan and Jeremy Travino are a perfect couple. When they met in high school, Jessica's upbeat spirit helped Jeremy to see that there must be a reason he was spared in the car accident that killed his brother. But now Jessica has been diagnosed with kidney failure. Her only hope is a kidney transplant but no one in her family is a match. Jeremy can't watch another person he loves die. He believes that his life was spared so he could save Jessica by donating a kidney. But his parents are terrified of losing their only child. Will Jeremy go against his parents' wishes to do what he must to save Jessica?

Telling Christina Goodbye
Trisha Thompson and her best friend, Christina, are having a great senior year. Trisha and her boyfriend are making plans to attend Indiana University, and Christina received a scholarship to the University of Vermont. Everything would be perfect if only Trisha got along with Christina's controlling boyfriend, Tucker, who is trying to convince Christina not to go away for college. Their lives are forever changed when one night Tucker drives them all home from a basketball game. He hits black ice and the car overturns. Tucker walks away with barely a scratch, but Trisha is injured, Cody is in a coma, and Christina is dead. Those that are left must learn to heal, in order for their lives to move on.

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Dec 30, 2011 Chelsie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I would have to give it a 3.5 star point average. Don't get me wrong Lurlene McDaniel is one of my favorite author that always touches my heart with her sad, and strong and powerful touching stories.

The three novels in the book were very strong, and struck to the heart. But sometimes I feel like there wasn't enough in her stories..

The 2nd novel in this book... TELLING CHRISTINA GOODBYE..
It broke my heart with the accident that happened in the book, and it made me tear up in some parts in the b...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Big-time fans of Lurlene McDaniel

Recommended to Rachel by: Borders

Shelves: teenage-books, romance

The first story in this trio of novels was the worst story by McDaniel I have ever read. She unsuccessfully tried to make her audience feel sympathetic for a whiny, overly dramatic, know it-all boyfriend. And guess what? In the end, he gets what he wants, and his father is suddenly praising him for all he did, even though they fought throughout the whole novel.
The second story is why I gave this 2 stars instead of 1. It was still somewhat cheesy, but SO sad and dramatic that I really enjoyed i...more

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Aug 15, 2011 Mikayla S rated it 5 of 5 stars

McDaniel, Lurlene, (1996). Saving Jessica. New York: A Random House Book. (198 pp).
“You’re in kidney failure, Jessica” Jessica is an 18 year old senior in high school, and now she has to be on dialysis (A kidney’s “job” is to filter waste products from the blood, and the dialysis machine is a substitute for your kidney.) for the rest of her life, unless she can get a kidney transplant. Lurlene McDaniel the author of Saving Jessica does an amazing job telling the terrifying truth about kidney fa...more McDaniel, Lurlene, (1996). Saving Jessica. New York: A Random House Book. (198 pp).
“You’re in kidney failure, Jessica” Jessica is an 18 year old senior in high school, and now she has to be on dialysis (A kidney’s “job” is to filter waste products from the blood, and the dialysis machine is a substitute for your kidney.) for the rest of her life, unless she can get a kidney transplant. Lurlene McDaniel the author of Saving Jessica does an amazing job telling the terrifying truth about kidney failure, and the dialysis machine.

Jessica’s main problem with dialysis is her BUN level is to high, and dialysis brings it down so she nauseous and throws up, the one solution for the problem; a kidney transplant. The only problems are there is a long waiting list of people, who need transplants, and her dad is not a match to her, and her mom has too many health problems to even question donating her kidney to Jessica. Jeremy, Jessica’s boyfriend, is a match to Jessica, and Jeremy believes God spared his life in the car accident that killed his brother, so he could say Jessica’s life. The only problem is Jeremy’s parents are against Jeremy donating his kidney to Jessica, but Jeremy will not stop until he gets what he wants, donating his kidney to his love.
This book is interesting because it’s about the challenges in the lives of Jeremy and Jessica. As a reader you learn about kidney failure, the dialysis machine, transplants, and you learn how scary and dangerous kidney failure can be. By reading this book I realized how lucky I am to be healthy, at the end of this book you’ll feel so lucky you’re not in kidney failure, or in Jeremy’s case have watched your brother die in front of you. This book is amazing, because you really see how kidney failure can change any one’s life.

McDaniel, Lurlene. (2002). Telling Christina Goodbye. New York: A Random House Book. (230 pp.)
“Christina died at the scene, Trisha, Chrissy’s dead” The lives of friends Trisha, Cody, and Tucker will never be the same after the devastating car accident that changed everyone’s lives. Lurlene McDaniel the author of the book Telling Christina Goodbye, does a great job telling the story of how four teenagers lives change in a second.
Trisha and Christina are best friends, and one of their favorite things to do is go on double dates with their boyfriends (Trisha’s boyfriend is Cody, and Christina’s is Tucker). The only problem is Trisha doesn’t like Christiana’s boyfriend Tucker because she believes Tucker is controlling and mean to Christina. One night the four friends decide to go on a double date to their schools basketball game, when Tucker drives them back home from the basketball game his car hits black ice and flips over. Leaving Christina dead, Cody in a coma, Trisha with a fractured knee, scraps and cuts on her face, and a busted lip, and Tucker with only a few scrapes and bruises .
This book is a stomach turning and shocking book, about how three teenagers grieve with the death of their best friend Christina. When I was reading this book I could not put it down, it truly is an amazing book. Telling Christina Goodbye shows how a death changes everyone’s life on way or another.

McDaniel, Lurlene. (2006). Letting Go of Lisa. New York: A Random House Book. (180 pp).
“Hey, buddy, park it someplace else! You’re jamming the traffic” Nathan had no idea what to expect in his first day of school, to make it worse he’s a senior in high school. High school is already hard, not to mention it’s your first day in any school. The author of Letting Go of Lisa, Lurlene McDaniel does an amazing job of telling the romantic story of Nathan and Lisa.
Nathan’s mom had always homeschooled him, then Nathan’s mom gave birth to twins and she couldn’t home school Nathan and watch the twins. On Nathan’s first day he sees Lisa, every boy in high school has their eyes on Lisa, she is a loner, and puts on a tough act so people cannot “see through her”. When Lisa meets Nathan she falls in love, but she has a secret, and Nathan has to choose whether to get involved in Lisa’s secret or Letting Go of Lisa.
This book is interesting because you see how much they love each other, but you don’t know if Nathan can accept Lisa’s secret. This book is amazing because it tells the about how frightening high school can be, and how much Lisa and Nathan really love each other.
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Sep 05, 2011 Rena rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, short_stories_and_novellas

Overall, the stories were very sad but also about overcoming grief and tragedy. Plus, the characters are thrown into interesting situations that some people do go through, but the rest of us do not quite understand or have exposure to. It definately opened my eyes to some of the grief that is out there in the world.

The first story was pretty good with a lot of legal drama to even out the emotional drama. I personally thought it was really a neat story.

The second one was a little predictable. Wit...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Siobhan Morris rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was also one that made me cry. Lurlene McDaniel does an amazing job in helping her readers to emotionally connect with the characters. And I could not put this book down!

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Jul 13, 2012 Claudia Burgoa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, ya

3 short heartbreaking stories, all well written, but they wrenched my heart. Not apt for sentimental criers like me.

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Jul 03, 2012 Courtney rated it 4 of 5 stars

The books were very good, but I did not enjoy how long it took for actually get into the stories.

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Sep 24, 2011 Brittany rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is really uplifting and amazing!

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Apr 23, 2011 ILoveMyHaters added it

Three great books in one!

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May 03, 2013 Anapaola Correa Gomez added it

it was okay not the best detailed stories but it was okay.

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Jun 22, 2011 Luna maxwell rated it 4 of 5 stars

i loved every story but the last one ohh and have some tissues near by

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Nov 21, 2012 Ashley Jackson rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is very interesting. The author has away of writing. The stories were very touching. The author illustrates how young adults deal with tragic news.

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Jul 29, 2012 Michala rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This book was really good. I enjoyed it a lot. I actually didn't get tired of the annoying teen girlness in it too. I thought the story about Christina was the best. I really recommend this book.

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Nov 01, 2012 Sydney rated it 5 of 5 stars

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