A captivating, heart-breaking love story from the bestselling author of If I Stay.
GAYLE FORMAN is an award-winning author and journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Elle in the US. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the next one!
*Daisy Chain Book Reviews*
Romantics will get swept up in the story, which has it all: true
love, Paris, Shakespeare, and yes, the notion that 'anything can
happen in just one day'.
*Booklist*
A sweepingly romantic new love story from the If I Stay author
*The Bookseller*
Offering mystery, drama, and an evocative portrait of unrequited
love, this open-ended novel will leave fans eagerly anticipating
the companion story
*Publishers Weekly*
Just One Day is a character rich exploration of that time in life
when you need to re-examine who you are. It’s about clarity, and
love, and heartbreak, and angst. It’s the reason I love reading
Gayle Forman’s world.
*Victoria State Library Blog*
The love story in Forman's If I Stay and Where She Went was wrapped in the finality of death. This story-about the romance between Allyson, a recent high school grad, and Willem, a handsome Dutch actor she meets during a whirlwind tour of Europe-is built around uncertainty and a kind of loss that's more akin to an open wound. Upon meeting, the two take an impulsive trip to Paris, but Willem disappears and Allyson is left stranded. Back in the U.S., Allyson is unable to wipe Willem from her mind, and her carefully planned future takes unexpected turns. In a romance that never quite answers the question "Whatever happened to Willem?" Forman explores how travel can lead to surprises and a redefinition of self. In college, Allyson breaks away from her mother's expectations, realizes her passion for theater and language, and tries to gather clues about Willem's whereabouts. Offering mystery, drama, and an evocative portrait of unrequited love, this open-ended novel will leave fans eagerly anticipating the companion story-written from Willem's perspective-due in fall 2013. Ages 14-up. Agent: Sarah Burnes, the Gernert Company. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Gr 9 Up-"We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in just one day." Allyson's life has been carefully planned out by her well-intentioned, but overbearing parents, even her graduation present of an educational tour of Europe. Everything that makes Allyson "Allyson"-from choosing her hobby of vintage-clock collecting to selecting what her college major will be-has been orchestrated by her mother. So when, after a chance encounter with a young man named Willem, the 18-year-old rebels and ditches a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company to see "Guerilla Will," live Shakespeare performed in a London park, even her friend Melanie is surprised. Shedding her good-girl cloak and adopting the nickname "Lulu," Allyson decides to spend a day in Paris with Willem, an actor from the theater troupe. She surprises herself with her bold and adventuresome behavior during their time together, not the least of which includes having sex in an artist's squat. When Allyson wakes up the next day to find Willem gone, she returns home but can't shake him or the whole day from her memory. After a tumultuous freshman year, she saves up enough money to return to Europe and track down Willem to get closure. In the process of finding him, Allyson discovers herself, which may have been the point of the trip all along. Reading like a teen version of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love (Viking, 2006), this tale of romance and mystery engages readers and will cause them to examine their definitions of love and self-identity.-Nicole Knott, Watertown High School, CT (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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