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Walker Books for Young Readers |
2009; ages 12 and up |
ISBN 978-0802720689 |
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| “The flavor is more mystically touched reality than outright supernatural, with the cellular-memory idea and Eagan's afterlife viewpoint operating as ways to access a complicated and emotional life transition rather than the main points of the story. Intriguingly, Eagan, with her sharply challenging approach to life and their strained relationship with her difficult mother, remains the strongest character even after her death; Amelia's health limitations believably leave her little room for personality outside of her situation, and her growing display of characteristics associated with Eagan could also be the mark of a young teenager who finally has the energy to behave according to her age. Readers will therefore find plenty of fodder for thought and argument about the existence of the phenomenon, but even those in it for the emotional drama will be moved by the story of two girls whose lives overlap in tragedy and salvation.” |
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| —Bulletin of the Center for the Book |
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