If I Stay Book Report

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If I Stay, written by Gayle Forman is a fiction story about a girl and her family. In this story, Mia and her family are traveling to see some of their friends one day when they are in terrible accident. Now, with her parents dead at the scene and her little brother dying shortly after, Mia must choose whether to live or stay. Her spirit has left her body and she can see all of what is going on. Despite the fact that she thinks it will be easier to die than to live, she can’t leave her boyfriend Adam, who she truly loves, or the rest of her family and best friend. With Gran, Gramps, and her boyfriend by her side, she must make the impossible choice between life and death.
If I Stay takes place in Oregon during the winter season. Some important characters in this book would be Mia, her parents, little brother Teddy, boyfriend Adam, Gran and Gramps, and her best friend Kim. Her Gran and Gramps, and Adam would be antagonist because they are the reason she can’t just give up and die. They would also be protagonist because they are some of the most important people in the book along with her parents and little brother. Adam is round, we know that he is a rock star in a band named Shooting Star, we know how he dresses and that he likes rock music but also he likes classical music. We know that he enjoys reading and …show more content…
I would recommend this book to my friends because I think they would also enjoy it. My favorite part of the book is when Adam touches her hand and she realizes that she doesn’t think she can leave him even though she wants too. My least favorite part of the book is when she realizes that Teddy is dead because she has already lost her parents and is struggling to survive herself. Overall, this book shows love over powers all and it is one of my favorite books so

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