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Ways to Live Forever is a 2008 children's novel by Sally Nicholls, first published in 2008.The author's debut novel, it was written when Nicholls was 23 years old.. It won the 2008 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, 2008 Glen Dimplex (Irish) New Writers Award, 2008 German Luchs des Jahres and 2009 Bristol-based Concorde Children's Book Award.
Jan 1, 2008 · Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer. "Ways To Live Forever" is the first novel from an extraordinarily talented young writer. Funny and honest, it is one of the most powerful and uplifting books you will ever read. Show more. Genres Young Adult Fiction Realistic Fiction Contemporary Middle Grade Childrens Death.
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Based on British author Sally Nicholls' 2008 children's novel, WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER follows the life of 12-year-old Sam McQueen (Robbie Kay), who has terminal leukemia.He and his best friend, Felix Stranger (Alex Etel), are tutored privately by an inspiring teacher (Greta Scacchi) who encourages them to write a journal, because literature -- like all art -- provides a way for someone to "live ...
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Ways To Live Forever. Sam embarks on a scientific investigation with questions, observations, reflections, and lists of all the things he wants to do someday- like breaking a world record, flying in a blimp, and experiencing what it's like to be a teenager. In this poignant yet ultimately uplifting tale, Sam and his family face the immensity of ...
As much as readers will want to fight it, the novel stays true to Sam to the end. While some well-known books ( A Bridge to Terabithia being the most obvious) touch on childhood loss, most follow the perspective of those left behind. WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER offers a fictional 11-year-old's first-person take on dying.
