4: Change of Heart

Shari Maurer's Change of Heart spoke to my heart. The novel relates the progress of main character Emmi, a sixteen-year-old athlete, who learns she must have a heart transplant.

Having lived the role of Emmi's mom (doctors once told me that my daughter Holly would have to have a heart/lung transplant), I could so empathize and now more appreciate our NOT having to ride that part of the roller coaster that families with such special children often experience.

This novel is a great example of a rite of passage, for Emmi, as one can imagine,  makes choices and learns much about herself, her friends, and her family...therein lies the layers of the meaning of the title.

The author, through the pages of this novel, brings to life issues (loyalty, BFF's, betrayal, annoying parents and younger siblings and the eternal of love of those very same family members, the true meaning of life), with which many young adults face...a good read for all young adults, both male and female, a read with a detailed pace that keeps one caught up many emotions...all the while wondering:  will a heart arrive in time to save Emmi?

I added this author's blog to my Google Reader and very much look forward to reading her next young adult novel.  :)

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Page Count:  290 Pages
Stars:  5
Book Challenge:  What's in a Name (#4...maybe?)