Before I Fall: From the bestselling author of Panic, soon to be a major Amazon Prime series
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 368
Published: 2010
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
There are 368 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2010 by Hodder & Stoughton .
Lauren Oliver is 25 years old, gorgeous and has just graduated from the University of Chicago, where she studied literature and philosophy
Coming Of Age in literature
Death And Dying in literature
Relationships in literature
Friendship in literature
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 14+
This book was recognised in the Ages 14+ category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.
Indies Choice Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Indies Choice Book Award.
Virginia Readers Choice Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Garden State Award - Fiction - Grades 9-12
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Grades 9-12 category by the Garden State Award.
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.
Sequoyah Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.
Garden State Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Garden State Award.
Hugely moving and gorgeously written . . . an extremely clever and well-written novel that is ultimately uplifting. * Heat *
A very sophisticated novel . . . Oliver handles her characters with an impressive lightness of touch and writes evocatively about youth . . . a clever, funny, insightful and utterly addictive novel * Daily Mail *
'Beautifully written, compelling and poignant, a truly memorable read' ***** * Closer *
A book to fall in love with * Bella *
Heartbreakingly good . . . Up there with Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, it'll make you want to hold close the ones you love and never let them go. Impossible to forget. * News of the World *
A thought-provoking and compelling story that is brave and insightful for a new author * Sun *
This book will take your breath away * She *
A beautifully written and outrageously weepy tale. * Daily Mirror *
Moving and thought-provoking * Woman *
Tender, funny and raw * Marie Claire *
A pitch-perfect Groundhog Day/Lovely Bones hybrid * guardian.co.uk *
Gossip Girl meets Groundhog Day * Grazia *
Poignant . . . This tale of second chances will have you clinging on to your Kleenex * Now *
Take the concept of Groundhog Day, add stunning prose and layers of emotional development, and the result is a book to fall in love with over and over again * Daily Record *
BEFORE I FALL is amazing, fantastic, a groundbreaking debut. * www.wondrousreads.com *
'BEFORE I FALL is beautifully written; brave, sincere and very addictive. It captures the essence of high-school brilliantly, and will have you laughing, crying and philosophising. I wholeheartedly recommend BEFORE I FALL. The best book I've read in the last year.' * www.novelicious.com *
A startling piece of writing that is utterly believable and beautifully told... If you only read one book this year, it should be this one. * www.thebookbag.co.uk *
Brilliantly written, gritty, deep and compassionate. I couldn't give it a higher recommendation! * Guardian *