by JennyDownham (Author)
Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out. "Before I Die" is a brilliantly-crafted novel, heartbreaking yet astonishingly life-affirming. It will take you to the very edge.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Definitions
Published: 10 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1862304874
ISBN 13: 9781862304871
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: An intensely moving and uncompromisingly honest story told in the words of a 16-year-old girl who is dying of leukaemia.
Prizes: Winner of Inky Awards: Silver Inky 2008. Shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2008.