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Before I Fall

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What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?
Samantha Kingston has it all: the world's most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life.
Instead, it turns out to be her last.
Then she gets a second chance. Seven chances, in fact. Reliving her last day during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

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ISBN9781444700398
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication Date01/01/10
Pages368

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  • 3.0

    I can‘t be the only one who is confused

    Apr 16, 2025

  • malima1998
    malima1998

    30 Followers

    4.5

    "Before I fall" focuses on Sam, a teenage girl who is part of the most popular girl clique of her high school. She loves her friends and her popularity, likes that she has a popular boyfriend, but disdains most of the rest of her grade or even her whole school. She's one of the mean girls. Then, on the way home from a party her friend's car swerves off the road and Sam dies in the crash. Only, she wakes up the next day and relives it. Desperate to not die again, she tries to change things up, again and again. Along the way she learns things about herself, her friends and even the people she only tolerated or disliked up until this point. She finds out about the bad parts of her friends and the things she has in common with people outside her circle. I really enjoyed following Sam's transformation from a mean girl who goes along with a lot of things just to keep her popularity and a girl who stands up for what she wants and is nice to other people just for the sake of it. It's also a good look at bullying and how it often starts randomly, with small things, and continues to get perpetuated because everyone is afraid to find themselves at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

    Aug 2, 2025

  • noractive
    noractive

    13 Followers

    4.0

    Samantha weiß nicht, ob alles nur ein Traum ist, oder Wirklichkeit. Sie sieht wie sich ihr Verhalten auswirkt und beginnt darüber nachzudenken. Ihr Leben wird plötzlich kostbar und sie beginnt Momente und Kleinigkeiten zu lieben. Jeder, ihrer letzten Tage, verläuft unterschiedlich. Und sie erkennt, was wirklich wichtig im Leben ist. Vergeblich versucht sie, nicht nur, ihren eigenen Tod zu verhindern. Am Anfang der Geschichte fand ich Samantha ein bisschen unsympathisch, oder arrogant. Aber im Verlauf des Geschehens verändert sie sich - was ihren Freunden nicht entgeht. Immer stärker wird dem Leser bewusst, welche Auswirkungen das eigene Verhalten auf Mitmenschen haben kann, und wie kostbar das Leben sein kann. Ein Jugendbuch, das zum Nachdenken über das eigene Leben anregt.

    Jul 28, 2025

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