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ISBN-13: 9780385746779
Format: Hardcover
Cost: $16.95
Annotation: Daisy, a troubled anorexic teenager, is shipped off to England to live with her Aunt Penn and cousins because she doesn't get along with her pregnant stepmother. After she arrives in England, war breaks out, she develops a strange bond with her cousin Edmond, and above all, she discovers how important family really is.
Awards: 2004 Guardian Award
2005 Michael L. Printz Award
2005 Branford Boase Award
Booktalk: When 15 year old Daisy leaves her comfortable New York City lifestyle to move in with her Aunt Penn and cousins in the countryside of England, her world is turned upside down.
A world war breaks out, Aunt Penn is gone, and Daisy and her cousins are left to fend for themselves. Daisy has a strange mental and physical connection with her cousin Edmond, and when the war finally reaches their idyllic home, they are torn apart and sent on their separate ways. Daisy and Piper, the youngest cousin, struggle to make it back home, and when Daisy can no longer sense Edmond in her mind, she fears the worst has happened. Will they ever find their way back to each other, or is this just How I Live Now?
Available Formats: Paperback, Library Binding, Kindle, Audio CD, Audible Audio Edition.
Quote: Taken from page 82:
"I was starting to feel responsible for their safety and happiness and got panicked at the idea of them being captured or corrupted by the outside world."
Multimedia: Here is a book trailer about the book, How I Live Now:
Extra! Extra! Did you know that this book is written from the perspective of Daisy, the main character? Since she is a native New Yorker, she uses a lot of colorful cultural language in her narrative. Maybe you can notice this in some of the quotes on the Book Lover's Book Club Tumblr page found here: http://bookloversbookclub.tumblr.com/post/87662075621/how-i-live-now-quotes.
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