Summary
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman, is a young adult novel about one teen, Mia Hall, who struggles between life and death. Mia was seventeen years old when one car ride changes her life forever. Headlights shine through the windshield, then comes a BANG! All Mia is thinking is, "I'm dead". Mia beginnings to come into a new state of mind. She is able to see everything, but can everything or everyone see her? That answer is no. Mia is now laying on the pavement looking at the car. "It isn't even a car anymore. It's a metal skeleton, without seats, without passengers." (Forman 16). Mia peers over to look an at her father. "Dad?" (Forman 16) Mia says to get his attention. Pieces of his brain are scattered on the asphalt Mia discovers when she walks up closer to him. Mia then, finds her mother next. Mrs. Hall does not have any blood on her, but her lips are blue and face is ghostly white. One more person left, Mia's brother Teddy. "I need to find Teddy! Where is he?" (Forman 17). Mia beginnings searching for Teddy, but he is nowhere to be found.
Next thing Mia knows, she is in the hospital. Yet, she can see herself, and Mia is in a coma. The first family members to visit Mia, is her grandparents. Mia sees them in the waiting room as she is exploring the world in her different state of mind. Mia is not able to get back into her body. Aunts, uncles, and cousins begin to enter the hospital waiting room. everyone seems to be talking about Mia and Teddy is nebver mentioned. That's when Mia knows that Teddy is gone... Forever. With her parents and brother dead, Mia is left alone deciding to live or be with the rest of her family in Heaven.
There are still very important people left in Mia's life though. They are Adam Wilde and Kim Schein, Mia's best friends. Adam and Mia have been going out for a couple of years. Now will these two get in the way of the decision? They might. Since Mia is in ICU, Adam and Kim are not able to go see her. Adam does everything his possibily can do to seethe love one his life. After almost being thrown out of the hospital Adam sees Willow, a family friend of the Hall's that works at the hospital.
Willow takes Adam into the ICU to see Mia. Mia laying on the bed, was innocent and still in a coma. Adam reaches over and grabs Mia's hand, squeezing it ever so slightly. Please. Please. Please. were the only words that came out of Adam's mouth. Mia returns back to her body and uses all the dtrengh she has to squeeze his hand. Seconds later she call truly hear him say "Mia?" (Forman 234).
If I Stay by Gayle Forman, is a young adult novel about one teen, Mia Hall, who struggles between life and death. Mia was seventeen years old when one car ride changes her life forever. Headlights shine through the windshield, then comes a BANG! All Mia is thinking is, "I'm dead". Mia beginnings to come into a new state of mind. She is able to see everything, but can everything or everyone see her? That answer is no. Mia is now laying on the pavement looking at the car. "It isn't even a car anymore. It's a metal skeleton, without seats, without passengers." (Forman 16). Mia peers over to look an at her father. "Dad?" (Forman 16) Mia says to get his attention. Pieces of his brain are scattered on the asphalt Mia discovers when she walks up closer to him. Mia then, finds her mother next. Mrs. Hall does not have any blood on her, but her lips are blue and face is ghostly white. One more person left, Mia's brother Teddy. "I need to find Teddy! Where is he?" (Forman 17). Mia beginnings searching for Teddy, but he is nowhere to be found.
Next thing Mia knows, she is in the hospital. Yet, she can see herself, and Mia is in a coma. The first family members to visit Mia, is her grandparents. Mia sees them in the waiting room as she is exploring the world in her different state of mind. Mia is not able to get back into her body. Aunts, uncles, and cousins begin to enter the hospital waiting room. everyone seems to be talking about Mia and Teddy is nebver mentioned. That's when Mia knows that Teddy is gone... Forever. With her parents and brother dead, Mia is left alone deciding to live or be with the rest of her family in Heaven.
There are still very important people left in Mia's life though. They are Adam Wilde and Kim Schein, Mia's best friends. Adam and Mia have been going out for a couple of years. Now will these two get in the way of the decision? They might. Since Mia is in ICU, Adam and Kim are not able to go see her. Adam does everything his possibily can do to seethe love one his life. After almost being thrown out of the hospital Adam sees Willow, a family friend of the Hall's that works at the hospital.
Willow takes Adam into the ICU to see Mia. Mia laying on the bed, was innocent and still in a coma. Adam reaches over and grabs Mia's hand, squeezing it ever so slightly. Please. Please. Please. were the only words that came out of Adam's mouth. Mia returns back to her body and uses all the dtrengh she has to squeeze his hand. Seconds later she call truly hear him say "Mia?" (Forman 234).