Falling into Place - Tapa dura

"The breezy yet powerful and exceptionally perceptive writing style, multifaceted characters, surprisingly hopeful ending, and pertinent contemporary themes frame an engrossing, thought-provoking story that will be snapped up by readers of Todd Mitchell's Backwards and Gayle Forman's If I Stay."--School Library Journal

"The haunting story of a suicide attempt gone awry as high school junior Liz Emerson drives her Mercedes off the road, winding up in a coma...Zhang writes with confidence and finesse, and many readers will be moved as Liz recognizes the lives she has damaged."--Kirkus Reviews

"An impressive debut . . . should appeal to readers who sobbed through Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why."--Booklist

"Amy Zhang crashes onto the YA scene with this debut novel about a physics student who puts Newton's Laws of Motion into practice by driving her Mercedes into a tree. . . . A good pick for fans of Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall and Gayle Forman's If I Stay."--Shelf Awareness for Readers

"Insightful . . . it's interesting to see the mean girl through the eyes of the people who love her, despite (and sometimes because of ) her flaws."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

The breezy yet powerful and exceptionally perceptive writing style, multifaceted characters, surprisingly hopeful ending, and pertinent contemporary themes frame an engrossing, thought-provoking story that will be snapped up by readers of Todd Mitchell s Backwards and Gayle Forman s If I Stay. --School Library Journal"

The haunting story of a suicide attempt gone awry as high school junior Liz Emerson drives her Mercedes off the road, winding up in a coma Zhang writes with confidence and finesse, and many readers will be moved as Liz recognizes the lives she has damaged. --Kirkus Reviews"

An impressive debut . . . should appeal to readers who sobbed through Jay Asher s Thirteen Reasons Why. --Booklist"

Amy Zhang crashes onto the YA scene with this debut novel about a physics student who puts Newton s Laws of Motion into practice by driving her Mercedes into a tree. . . . A good pick for fans of Lauren Oliver s Before I Fall and Gayle Forman s If I Stay. --Shelf Awareness for Readers"

Insightful . . . it s interesting to see the mean girl through the eyes of the people who love her, despite (and sometimes because of ) her flaws. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"