Before I Die

Tessa has just a few months to live. So she compiles her bucket list, her To Do Before I Die list. Number one is sex. Released from the constraints of ''normal'' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Heartbreaking yet astonishingly life-affirming, Before I Die will take you to the very edge.

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Novels for young teenagers do not usually feature drugs and casual sex within the first 20-odd pages. But most books for teenagers will not leave an adult reader's eyes so blurry with tears that it's hard to see the final chapters. Jenny Downham's extraordinary first novel does both The Sunday Times

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Downham, Downham Jenny
• Publisher: Random House Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 17
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781909531161
• ISBN: 978-1-909531-16-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories