Would You, Marthe Jocelyn
Would You, Marthe Jocelyn
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Would You

Author: Marthe Jocelyn

Narrator: Renée Raudman

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2009

Synopsis

WOULD YOU RATHER know what’s going to happen or not know?
A summer night. A Saturday. For Natalie’s amazing older sister, Claire, this summer is fantastic, because she’s zooming off to college in the fall. For Natalie, it’s a fun summer with her friends; nothing special. When Claire is hit by a car, the world changes in a heartbeat. Over the next four days, moment by moment, Natalie, her parents, and their friends wait to learn if Claire will ever recover.

About The Author

Marthe Jocelyn is an award-winning author and illustrator who worked for many years as a toy designer before turning her hand to writing. Her picture book, Hannah’s Collections, was short-listed for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration. Her novel Mable Riley won the first TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. She has created eight picture books, four original board books, written seven novels, one work of nonfiction for older readers, and edited two collections of short stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire - The Coffeeholic Bookworm

Truly, life is so short… and borrowed. When you thought you had everything, suddenly, the world turns upside-down and all is lost in a blink of an eye. For sisters Natalie & Claire, they had each other, against all odds.. When they’re together, they share almost everything – they share room, secrets,......more

Goodreads review by Brittany

Natalie is forever hanging onto her older sister Claire. At times they can be the best of friends, even though Claire is older and has her own friends. One night changes a lot of things. When Claire is in an accident things start to look different from Natalie's point of view. Her friends game of Wo......more

Goodreads review by Brooke

The plot of this book is one I've seen many, many times in youth fiction: Natalie's beloved older sister is rendered comatose in a car accident; the rest of the family is left behind to cope. But Jocelyn handles this story with such deft characterization and with intense humanity that it's a signifi......more

Goodreads review by Juletta

Good book, short, sad, but well written.......more

Quotes

Starred review, The Horn Book Magazine, July/August 2008:
“Divided into a series of brief, subtitled scenes, the narrative eloquently conveys how quickly ‘normal’ life can change into something surreal.”
Starred review, Publisher's Weekly, June 2, 2008:
“The humanity in the author's treatment affords the reader a sense both of grief and of peace.”
Starred review, Booklist, July 1, 2008:
"This will stay with readers for a long time."

Awards

  • Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books
  • New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award
  • Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List
  • USBBY-CBC Outstanding International Trade Book
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