Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | de la Peña, Matt |
| Publisher: | Ember |
| Date: | 11/8/2011 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’s
I Will Save You
is a
“heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel.” [SLJ]
Kiddis running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, andthere’snothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn’tbelong at thebeach where he works either, unless he finds a reason tostay.
Olivia is blond hair, blue eyes, rich dad. The prettiestgirl inCardiff. She’s hiding something from Kidd—but could they everbetogether anyway?
Devon is mean, mysterious, and driven by adeathwish. A best friend and worst enemy. He followed Kidd all the wayto thebeach and he’s not leaving until he teaches him a few lessonsaboutlife. And Olivia.
“
A taut psychological novel…[with] intriguing, well-developed characters…[that] will stay with readers.”-Booklist
“De la Peña skillfully captures the slippery sides of a schizophrenicpersonality in this
heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel.”-SLJ
An Amelia ElizabethWalden Award Finalist
ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Readers
An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick
A JuniorLibrary Guild Selection
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