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Bestselling author of All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven calls emerging talent Shivaun Plozza’s charming and romantic second YA novel, Tin Heart, “from cover to cover swoon-worthy, moving, deep, and funny”!
When Marlowe gets a heart transplant and a second chance at life, all she wants to do is to…
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1 author picked Tin Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I adored this Young Adult novel, which follows 17-year-old Marlowe adjusting to life – adjusting the fact that she will, indeed, have a life – following a heart transplant.
Born with a congenital defect, Marlowe has spent many years preparing to die; now she must learn how to live, including returning to school, negotiating friendships and romance, and visualising a future for herself. I was particularly moved by Marlowe’s efforts to find the family of her donor, who in turn want nothing to do with her.
Happy endings can be messy too, and this short, sweet novel encompasses a huge…
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