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Before I Die

Jenny Downham

2007326 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2007
first published
  • 2007David Fickling Books · 326 pages · ENGISBN 9780385751551
  • 2008Random House Children's Books · ENGISBN 9780375849374
  • 2008Thorndike Press · ENGISBN 9781410407764
  • 2008Random House Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9781407042138
  • 2007Listening Library (Audio) · ENGISBN 9780739362884
  • 2007David Fickling Books · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780385751582

Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. And 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. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallised in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out.From the Hardcover edition.

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Written forMiddle grade
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