Where+She+Went

=//Where She Went// = = ﻿﻿ by Gayle Forman﻿  = ==﻿ the sequel to Forman's //If I Stay// ==

It's been three years since the devastating accident... three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Julliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other. Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined //If I Stay//, //Where She Went// explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance. (from http://ifistay.com/whereshewent.php) ||
 * **Synopsis**

Want to know what the book is about? Watch this trailer by Penguin Young Readers:
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Q & A with author Gayle Forman
from //If I Stay// website

//A: Actually, it's more of a homecoming. My first writing job was at Seventeen, where I spent five years on staff and as a contributor reporting the magazine's social-issues stories. I loved writing for teens then because--contrary to popular opinion--they really care about serious issues (from child soldiers in Africa to kids embroiled in the drug war here) and the engage in their reading with such passion. So, now that I'm writing young-adult literature, it feels like I've come full circle.//
 * **Q: You started your career as a journalist and your first book is a travelogue about going around the world. Is YA literature a departure for you?**

//A: It's a book for kids precisely because it explores serious themes. Teenagers are grappling with choices about life and love as much as adults, so why shouldn't their reading reflect that? I don't set out to write YA. It just seems like I'm drawn to stories about young people. That said, I think If I Stay is for adults, too. I love the idea of teens reading this book and then handing it off to their parents.//
 * Q: This book explores some serious themes. Why is this a book for kids and not adults?**

//A: No. Except for piano lessons when I was a kid and a brief spate of guitar playing in my teens, I've never played an instrument. I am, however, a huge music fan. And my husband is a musician; he was playing in a punk band when we met, so I've spent a lot of my life ensconced in that scene. I seem drawn to writing about musicians, though I've never been all that interested in the cello until Mia popped into my head.//
 * Q: Many key characters are serious musicians, and songs are referenced throughout the book. Are you a musician?**

//A: Music. Oregon. People I have loved. And unfortunately, the book is inspired by a real-life tragedy that happened several years ago.//
 * Q: What inspired you to write this book?**

//A: Maybe because it's really about the power of love--of family, friends, music--and therefore it ultimately affirms life.// ||
 * Q: This is a book about death, but it's not depressing. Why is that?**

<span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">An Interview with the author
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=== The author's blog - today (4/5/11) is the release of //Where She Went//!!! Browse one reader's review of the novel here! ===