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Downham, Jenny

Before I Die

327 pp. | Random/Fickling | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-385-75155-1 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-385-75158-2 $18.99
(2) YA When treatments for her advanced leukemia stop working, sixteen-year-old Tessa makes a list of things she wants to do (first being sex) in the time she has left. Downham deftly presents Tessa's shifting emotions and the raw physicality of her illness. Far from sentimental, this memorable novel is a clear directive to live one's life fiercely and fully.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2007

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