Where She Went
Gayle Forman
Dutton Juvenile
<br><p>Amazon Best Books of the Month, April 2011: In the three years since the tragic accident Mia barely survived in <em>If I Stay</em>, she and high school ex-boyfriend Adam have lived separate lives on opposite coasts. But then Adam, now the dissatisfied front man of popular LA-based band Collateral Damage, stops over in New York City for one night before kicking off the European leg of his tour. It happens to be the same evening that Mia, now well on her way to becoming a renowned cellist, is performing at Carnegie Hall. Adam buys a ticket, planning to slip in and out, but Mia spots him and for the first time in years they’re face-to-face with each other and their shared past. Over the course of one evening, as Adam and Mia traverse the city’s streets, they relive the four days Mia spent in the intensive care unit as well as her departure to Juilliard and from the life she knew. Emotionally raw and incredibly moving, Gayle Forman again showcases her considerable talent for drawing complex characters who face impossible decisions and then bear the consequences. Equally as compelling as <em>If I Stay</em>, <em>Where She Went</em> is powerful, heartbreaking, and everything fans of Mia, Adam, and Forman could hope for. <em>--</em></p>