37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order) - by Kekla Magoon (Paperback)

About the Book

Fifteen-year-old Ellis recalls her favorite things as her mother's plan to turn off the machines that have kept Ellis's father alive for two years fill the last four days of her sophomore year.

Book Synopsis

Ellis only has four days of her sophomore year left, and summer is so close that she can almost taste it. But even with vacation just within reach, Ellis isn't exactly relaxed. Her father has been in a coma for years, the result of a construction accident, and her already-fragile relationship with her mother is strained over whether or not to remove him from life support. Her best friend fails even to notice that anything is wrong and Ellis feels like her world is falling apart. But when all seems bleak, Ellis finds comfort in the most unexpected places.

Review Quotes

"Magoon (Camo Girl) gently but unflinchingly explores difficult adolescent territory in this intelligent, affecting novel." --Publishers Weekly

"...coming of age, death, hope, love--and Ellis is a character to care about and cheer on for a long, long time." --Horn Book

"...[a] powerful outing from a rising star." --Kirkus

About the Author

Kekla Magoon is the author of Camo Girl and The Rock and the River, winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award. She is a New York City-based editor, speaker, and educator. In addition to writing fiction, Kekla leads writing workshops for youth and adults, writes nonfiction titles for the education market, and is the co-editor of YA & Children's Literature for Hunger Mountain, the arts journal of Vermont College.