Seventeen year old Mia copes with the aftermath of a tragic accident which kills her parents and her little brother. In a coma, she has an out of body experience. As she watches her family and friends, she must decide if she should wake up and lead a different life without her family or should she allow herself to die. After frequent visits from her boyfriend, best friend and extended family, Mia decides to forge through the emotional pain and continue to live. I think all teenagers ages 14 and up would enjoy this novel. According to Ted Hipple (1991), one of the major characteristics of a good book is character development. I specifically liked how the describes each character using the technique of intermittently flashing back to anecdotes before and after the crash. This is also a great novel for teaching conflict, for there are various conflicts throughout the novel with the major man versus self conflict with Mia deciding whether to go or stay.
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