This is a metaphor for the deep understanding in the musical tastes of the other that bonds the two teenagers and is the basis for their love. Trapped between life and death january 3, 2011 writer kaleb nation admits that he buys books for their covers thats why he first picked up gayle formans if i stay. She lives in brooklyn, new york, with her husband and daughters. The story follows 17yearold mia hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. Mia chloe grace moretz, a levelheaded high school senior, lives in portland with her former rockstar, guitar and drums pounding parents, who now live as a schoolteacher and stay athomemom. Mia, the protagonist, is a 17year old high school senior and music prodigy. Although if i stay was a quick read, it wasnt necessarily an easy one if i stay is a book that seemed simple when i read the synopsis but within the first few pages i realised that this would be a book that i loved mias family are simply fantastic, and i loved that she wanted to be with them as much as possible.
Jul 30, 2010 what genre is the book if i stay by gayle foreman. The theme of music and harmony in if i stay from litcharts. The notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever. If i stay is a young adult novel by gayle forman published in 2009. Some example are i need to find teddy, this is said by mia when she sees her parents dead on the road and cant seem to find her brother, her tone is worried. Soon to be a major motion picture, starring chloe moretz. This book is a great example of the healing power of a pet. The story follows one day in the life of seventeenyearold mia, who has been critically injured in an accident that took the lives of her parents and younger brother. The characters in if i stay live in a small town near portland, oregon. Mias mom decides to take the day off from her job at. I havent read the book but im guessing its more of a narration of the life story of mia hall the main character just like in the movie. Life lessons throughout the novel if i stay by veronika roze. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Mia thought the biggest choice she would have to make was to go to juilliard for college but, this choice is bigger. I mean, it takes real talent to really think outside the box like the author has. All throughout the book she has doubts about why she should even consider living and. Intensely moving, the novel will force readers to take stock of their lives and the people and things that make them worth living. From the very beginning, forman drops subtle hints about the car crash, even starting off the book with, everyone thinks it was because of the snow. Gayle forman is an awardwinning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. Seventeenyearold mia hall lives in a small town in oregon with her mom kat, dad denny, and eightyearold brother, teddy. Pdf if i stay by gayle forman read online book download. The book is about a girl mia that likes a boy adam. Mia and her family get to enjoy a snow day at the beginning of if i stay.
Readers will find themselves drawn to empathize with mia and nearly all of. This 37page guide for if i stay by gayle forman includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 17 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of. Throughout if i stay the moodtone changes it begins with a happy mood then after the car accident it changes to a devastating, sad mood. Is incredible originality, strong voice, provocative ideas a genre. His album, borne from the anguish and pain of their breakup. Now that the book is on the big screen, a lot of people who may not have been avid readers or who arent as familiar with the genre whether that be contemporary, outofbody experiences, or ya may be wondering what to read next or what kind of books are like if i stay. At 256 pages, the book is a breeze to readyoull only wish forman made the story last a little longer. You control everything, there is always a choice to be made. Han further develops her cast, pushing them to new maturity and leaving few stones unturned. As readers follow mias life after the accident, we also learn via plentiful flashbacks about her. If i stay, a beautiful romance novel written by gayle forman, is a captivating story about a seventeenyearold gifted.
In december 2010, it was announced that a film based on the novel if i stay. A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make and the choices that, ultimately, make us. It includes other genres like tragedy, romantic love story, drama, and music. In the book, adam and mia got together because they both had a passion for music, and so on they started dating. Mias primary conflictwhether to stay alive or join her family in deathspeaks to the unassailable connection she has to her parents and brother. If i stay is the international bestseller by ya author, gayle forman. Jun 09, 2016 if i stay is the international bestseller by ya author, gayle forman.
Thats the beauty of reading a book much later after its release. If i stay conveys an inspiring life lesson a trip to. Gayle formans bestseller if i stay, shows a situation where mia, the main character, has to make the right decision when her life is literally in her hands. If i stay by gayle forman overdrive rakuten overdrive. I am doing a book report for school and i need to know what the genre of this book is.
Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Were joking, but mia being in a coma isnt much different from the way she is in rest of their relationship. To ask other readers questions about if i stay, please sign up. Books with a pet as a central character can be some of my favorite. Jul 10, 2010 i loved the book but i was irritated with the ending. This study guide consists of approximately 23 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of if i stay. I m not sure which book i loved more i adored the characters in this book from van to alex to louis and especially joe, the german. A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make, and the ultimate choice mia commands. If i stay study guide contains a biography of gayle forman, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. As alone as shell ever be, mia must make the most difficult choice of all. Theyre books i think read closely to if i stay and i hope that if you liked if i stay, youll love these books. A horrible car accident that kills almost the entire family instantly. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma.
Oct, 2014 gayle forman, if i stay people think i like chick flicks, and i always have good excuses for reading books that are apparently, chick flicks. And since it was an open ending, do you guys think mia and adam will continue their relationship or will mia decide to erase adam completely from her life as she is devastated from the outcome of the accident. If i stay, gayle formens novel, is a book full of emotion about a seventeen. What happens in the end of the book if i stay by gayle forman.
Now, she is trapped between life and death, witnessing everything happening to the her in the coma. Seventeen yearold mia has no memory of the accident. If i stay, gayle formans outstanding debut novel, is an emotionally gripping story. Gayle formans new york times bestsellers if i stay and where she went are now available in a boxed set. As a teenager, mia is at the crossroads of many major life decisions. Based on the novel by gayle forman and scripted by shauna cross whip it. In the book s main subplot, adam must force his way into the icu to see mia. Not since twilight have we seen as emotionally moving a book for a youth audience with this kind of crossover appeal. This visual represents the different choices you have, decisions you can make, and paths you can take in life. If i stay is one of those great rare books with a deeply authentic voice that can speak for and move a generation. If i stay is a tearjerker that will illicit emotions about things buried deep inside you. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in if i stay, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. For example, as a talented cellist, mia has to decide whether to pursue her study of the instrument at juilliard in new york city, or whether she will remain with her boyfriend, adam, in the pacific northwest. I like to read books that are realistic and humorous, sometimes with a bit of.
Throughout the book, mia worries the most about teddy, as it is unclear at first to whether or not he has died alongside her parents. Set amid the austere beauty of coastal north carolina in 1946, the notebook begins with the story of noah calhoun, a rural southerner returned home from world war ii. What genre is the book if i stay the author is gayle forman. Ultimately, as mia faces her choice of whether to follow her parents into death or stay behind and live, it is adam playing cello music for mia that prompts her to decide to stay. If i stay is written in the first person from the point of view of mia, the main character. Scientists say that heavy metal music and classical musicand the people who love themare very similar. The power of family bonds is the most prevalent theme in if i stay. The entire story takes place in mias mind as she lies unconscious in a hospital following a devastating car accident. If i stay has a strong pagan worldview mixed with romantic elements, lots of foul language and implied teenage fornication. If i stay if i stay, book 1 by gayle forman fantastic fiction. It relates to the novel because the quote i used from the novel to represent this life lesson is.
There are so many words i could use to describe this story. Even if it wasnt she never woke up to write the book so,, 0 0 0. If i stay themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. And if that wasnt enough of a reason to suggest you should check out formans novels, if i stay is coming to a theater near you this summer. January 3, 2011 writer kaleb nation admits that he buys books for their covers thats why he first picked up gayle formans if i stay. Published april 2nd 2009 by dutton books for young readers. As mia has an out of body experience that enables her to observe all that is. If i stay collection by gayle forman, paperback barnes. Sep 26, 2009 what genre is the book if i stay the author is gayle forman. Forman, author of if i stay, i was here and numerous other books, is a master of the youngadult voice, creating empathetic, wellrounded characters facing believable problems. This teachers guide for stay where you are and then leave by john boyne contains pre and postreading activities correlated with common core state standards. If i stay summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
Haunting, heartrending and ultimately lifeaffirming, if i stay will make you appreciate all that you have, all that youve lost and all that might be. On one snowy morning, school is cancelled, leaving mia and teddy, as well as their father, an english teacher, with the day off. Genre events literary terms graphics foreshadowing throughout the story, gayle forman uses foreshadowing to help grab the readers attention and hint on future events. Gayle forman, if i stay people think i like chick flicks, and i always have good excuses for reading books that are apparently, chick flicks. As the books narrator, mia switches back and forth between the present tense, which she uses when talking about. If i stay by gayle forman if i stay is about mia hall, an up and coming cellist with a charmed life. If i stay is a book that seemed simple when i read the synopsis but within the first few pages i realised that this would be a book that i loved mias family are simply fantastic, and i loved that she wanted to be with them as much as possible. Includes interviews with the stars of the film, chloe moretz and jamie blackley. Aug 17, 2018 in if i stay our seventeenyearold mia wakes during a snowing morning, her parents and other family are busy celebrating the holiday with chocolate chip pancakes. Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of if i stay, where she went continues the story of adam and mia, from adams point of view. The bestselling author of if i stay and just one year, her followup to just one.
The characters ping from event to event with emotions always at the forefront. Mia is faced with the choice of a lifetime when she experiences a car crash with her family. If i stay is a novel that explores the kinds of sacrifices that inevitably accompany choices. In a fairly slim volume, author gayle forman manages to create a believable and virtually blameless character in mia. Parents need to know that this is a book for teens about a girl who loses her family in a car accident and is now in a coma. I immediately went to the library and picked up stay. The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from gayle forman, author of where she went, just one day, and just one year. Trapped between life and death writer kaleb nation admits that he buys books for their covers thats why he first picked up gayle formans if i stay.
She is the author of just one day and just one year, and the companion enovella just one night, as well as the new york times bestsellers if i stay and where she went. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. While the rest of her immediate family decided what they could do with this free time mia already has other plans. I first discovered allie larkin via her 2019 release, swimming for sunlight, and fell in love with her writing style and storytelling and love of dogs. Their listeners are both sensitive and dramatic, which is the perfect way to describe if i stay, a book about a violent car accident that causes a teen girl to ponder life and death. Pdf if i stay by gayle forman read online book download online. While the rest of the book wasnt all smooth sailing, it was humorous and enjoyable. She scans the morning paper looking for news about her. If i stay summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. She barely survives thecar accident that kills her mother, father, and younger brother, teddy. If i stay is an epic that asks us to focus on the loves we have in our lives and the importance of pursuing our dreams and passions. The first book in the if i stay series a novel by gayle. He doesnt care if he gets caught, because seeing mia is more important to him than possibly getting. Gayle forman published where she went, a sequel to if i stay, released on april 5, 2011.
Ever since mias decision to stay but not with him adams career has been on a wonderful trajectory. Apr 02, 2009 gayle forman is an awardwinning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. If i stay trailer the antagonist death the antagonist in this book is death. She has written several other books in the same genre. With the film adaption taking us on a journey through the highest and lowest parts of our. This all changes when her family gets into a car crash. Heartwrenchingly beautiful, mias story will stay with you for a long, long time. Sacrifice and choice if i stay is a novel that explores the kinds of sacrifices that inevitably accompany choices.
If i stays blend of teen romance and supernatural melodrama doesnt break the ya mold, but its a decent addition to the genre nonetheless. Media type, print hard cover, paper back, audiobook, ebook. It is an emotional book that includes emotions such as, sadness, happiness, and depression. In if i stay our seventeenyearold mia wakes during a snowing morning, her parents and other family are busy celebrating the holiday with chocolate chip pancakes. The animal just brings something more to the story, adding affection, love, and humor. Aug 26, 2014 picking recommendations for fans of if i stay was not something i took lightly so i sincerely hope you find a good new read from the books above.