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Title	:	Ways to Live Forever
Author	:	Sally Nicholls
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 215 pages
Published	:	January 7th 2008 by Marion Lloyd Books
Categories	:	Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Contemporary. Childrens. Middle Grade

Ways to Live Forever Paperback | Pages: 215 pages

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"My name is Sam. I am eleven years old. I collect stories and fantastic facts. By the time you read this, I will probably be dead." Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukaemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer. "Ways To Live Forever" is the first novel from an extraordinarily talented young writer. Funny and honest, it is one of the most powerful and uplifting books you will ever read.

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ISBN:	1407104993 (ISBN13: 9781407104997)
Characters:	Sam McQueen
Literary Awards:	Manchester Book Award Nominee for Shortlist (2009), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2009), Bolton Children's Book Award (2009), Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Carnegie Medal Nominee (2009) Ulmer Unke (2009), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2014)

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Ratings: 4.19 From 6832 Users | 1051 Reviews

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This is an incredible book told from the first person point of view by Sam, an 11 year old boy dying of leukemia. Wow.....This is not the typical type of book I read, but I read this book because my daughter started it and continued to give me updates about Sam and Felix (Sams friend), and some of the "updates" were getting a little heavy, so I decided to read it myself. I was not disappointed. You, will not be disappointed! It also opened a door for my daughter and I to discuss things we



Ways To Live Forever By: Sally Nicholls Have you ever wondered what diseases could kill you?There are many diseases that can kill you but in this book we are talking about leucimea.In this realistic fiction book we will be joining Sam on his journey to death.I think this book is really good and I hope you decide to read this book. This book begins with a boy named Sam at his house with his friend Felix.Sam and Felix get home schooled by Ms.Willie.Sam and felix both have leukemia.Sam wanted to

Realistic fiction--death, family, writing, friendship, inquiring. Absolutely wonderful book about a boy named Sam who is dying of leukemia. His teacher invites him to write a book and he includes lists, all of his questions about death that no one wants to talk about or answer, facts, his goals, things he collects (kind of like a scrapbook), etc. He meets a friend named Felix in the hospital who also is dying and they work on Sam's list of things he wants to do including smoking, kissing a girl

Let's be honest. I usually only review books I can bash. It's something I like to do. But for Ways to Live Forever, one really must follow my thought process.Page One Thoughts: This stupid book is going to make me cry.Page Seventy-Six Thoughts: Actually, this might turn out to be cheesy.Page One-Thirty-One Thoughts: Why am I scared of dying all of a sudden? Also, this is pretty heady stuff for young readers.Page One-Seventy-Two Thoughts: No! This is manipulative! This book wants me to cry! I

Although I was personally caught up in Sam's story (and yes, crying through the second half), I was distracted by the question of whether or not this book would really appeal to an eleven year old boy. I know there's an appetite for sob-stories in young girls, but would boys pick this up? I can't say I know the answer, but one thing consoled me - Sam is really thinking things through. We see his distraught parents trying to cope, and occasionally they come on the scene as realistic,

"There's no point having wishes if you don't at least try to do them" Sam McQueen, Ways to Live Forever, P. 60 This book subtly captured me and led me into its story, until before I even knew what was happening I was totally invested, heart, mind, and soul, in Sam and his life. The tension of approaching climax weighed on me as if it were happening to my own friend, and the panic juxtaposed against Sam's own calm regarding the seeming inevitability of his impending death lay powerfully on my