Before I die, by Jenny Downham

Jasmin has been at it again, reading books like there's no tomorrow. This time she has given 5 stars to Jenny Downham's Before I die:

Wow, and again I say Wow.

Tessa is dying, and she knows it.

Being a practical girl she's done what anyone would do, she's made a list. Top of her list is sex.
She wants to cram as much living as possible in the time she has before she dies.

Tessa is a wonderful character, she's bright, funny and can be nasty sometimes. She gets a new boyfriend and fights with her parents. She generally lives her life while dealing with doctors' tests, drugs and treatment.

This is not a read for the faint hearted, it's compelling and heartwrenching. I cried and cried and cried...


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