Copyright Date:
1990
Edition Date:
1991
Release Date:
12/01/90
Pages:
162 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 0-553-28350-2 Perma-Bound: 0-605-38523-8
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-0-553-28350-1 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-38523-8
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
18 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
Gr 6-9-- McDaniel offers two unique, well-crafted novels about the death of a teenage sibling. In Somewhere . . ., Erin lends her car to her younger sister, Amy, who has just gotten her driver's license. The inevitable horrid accident occurs, leaving Amy comatose, and the family decides to turn off her life-support system. Time to Let Go is the story of her family's recovery as each deals with the tragedy separately. A worthy message is incorporated into both novels: people's ability to surmount horrible happenings varies dramatically. --Alice Cronin, Mountainside Public Library, NJ
Word Count:
35,159
Reading Level:
4.8
Interest Level:
5-9
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 4.8
/ points: 5.0
/ quiz: 18840
/ grade: Upper Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:5.6 /
points:11.0 /
quiz:Q11572
Lexile:
710L
The doctors assure Erin Bennett and her parents that they can't find a physical cause for her headaches. But the throbbing, violent pain is so intense that Erin knows she needs help. Even landing the lead in the senior musical opposite David Devlin, the good-looking, popular guy everyone else is wild about, doesn't give Erin much pleasure. In fact, she finds David so annoying that her headaches are getting worse.
Erin knows that the headaches started just after the death of her younger sister, Amy, one year ago. She though her grieving was over, but somehow the headaches must be connected to Amy. The therapist Erin starts seeing begins to help her deal with her pain, but what is it about David that triggers Erin's violent reaction?