![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will likely come away teary eyed and inspired to become organ donors themselves. The book's climax-involving a meeting between Eagan's parents and Amelia-feels manufactured and somewhat rushed, but the emotions of the two protagonists are painstakingly fine-tuned. While Eagan finds herself in a foggy place where she has flashbacks of her past, Amelia, recovering from the transplant, feels different, like the new heart “was sitting in a space that wasn't quite right.” Her memories and dreams seem to belong to someone else at times, making her wonder whether she's inherited more than a vital organ. ) explores the intimate and mysterious connection between organ donor and recipient. In straightforward, stirring prose that alternates between the girls' perspectives, Ellsworth ( In Search of Mockingbird Highlighting the lesser-known history of POWs in America during World War II, Ellsworth’s tale serves as a timely reminder of the humanity that connects us, regardless of borders or. “.when my family prayed for a new heart for me, we were praying for that to happen”). Stars Over Clear Lake is an absorbing love story full of nostalgia, heartbreak, and secrets long buriedwhether to protect others or simply for survival. ![]() When the life of 16-year-old Eagan, an accomplished figure skater, comes to a sudden and tragic end, 14-year-old Amelia, who suffers from congestive heart failure, gains a chance for survival (“someone else had to die for me to live,” she thinks. ![]()
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