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| Title | : | Say What You Will |
| Author | : | Cammie McGovern |
| Book Format | : | ebook |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 218 pages |
| Published | : | June 3rd 2014 by HarperTeen (first published March 27th 2014) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Teen. Disability |
Cammie McGovern
ebook | Pages: 218 pages Rating: 3.67 | 15685 Users | 2087 Reviews
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John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern's insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who loves us because of our faults, not in spite of them. Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need of someone to help them reach out to the world, Amy and Matthew are more alike than either ever realized. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year at Coral Hills High School, these two teens are thrust into each other's lives. As they begin to spend time with each other, what started as a blossoming friendship eventually grows into something neither expected.Declare Books Conducive To Say What You Will
| Original Title: | Amy & Matthew |
| ISBN: | 0062271121 (ISBN13: 9780062271129) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2015), Lincoln Award Nominee (2016) |
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Ratings: 3.67 From 15685 Users | 2087 ReviewsPiece About Books Say What You Will
REBECCA FUCKING LOWMAN. I had to get that off my chest.Say What You Will and I were getting along great for the most part -- yes, even despite my dislike of this narrator -- until the main character, Amy, decided she didn't give two shits about anyone but herself. Matthew goes out his way for Amy and cares for her, helps her when no one else does. And what does Amy do to repay him time and time again? She insults him, cheats on him and still expects him to show up when she is at her lowest. II, like many of you sticklers out there who feel the need to compare previously popular books such as The Fault in Our Stars, Twilight, and The Hunger Games to new ones, have been shown up yet again. I completely expected a Fault in Our Stars knock off with cerebral palsy instead of cancer, because that's what a bunch of reviews told me. Suffice to say, it was not. A book about illnesses does not constitute a rip off of John Green. I mean it can sometimes, I've read some, but anyways!Amy has
An Electronic Advanced Reader Copy was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss for review. Quotes have been pulled from an ARC and may be subject to change.Say What you Will spotlights disabled characters and that's something I was looking forward to reading in this one. I love the fact that we get to see a different perspective of someone with cerebral palsy and another with an obsessive compulsion disorder. Both points of views let the readers in on a glimpse of what it's like to live as
See more reviews at YA Midnight Reads3.5 starsSay What You Will is hands down, the most surprising novel I've read so far in the year of 2014. Everything about it--the characters, the twists, the romance, the plot; all of it was remarkable. I do have my qualms, but this is going down as one of the most incredibly unique novels I've read. EVER.Cammie McGovern's novel is surprising and unique for one main reason: the characters. Amy was born with cerebral palsy and cannot walk without the aid of
This book promised to be a cross between "Eleanor and Park" and "The Fault in Our Stars" and sadly, I did not think it delivered. Matthew takes on a job to be an aide to a disabled girl named Amy who has trouble walking and speaking. She had adult aides in the past, but she decided she needed to learn how to make friends so her mother hires students to help her in school. Amy is attractive but she drools and cant' speak. The book is about the relationship that develops between Amy and Matthew.
I was so happy to get my hands on this book as an ARC.Sure, there are a few notable books about teens with disabilities--Marcelo in the Real Worldand The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Timejump to mind--but never have I read a book like Cammie McGovern's latest, Say What You Will.Say What You Will gives us a typical teen-age love story. What is not typical, though, are the teens themselves. More often than not, teens with disabilities in fiction have wings, or can read minds or can
4.5 stars!This book was so beautifully written and had such amazing characters!I will say this book spoke to me on a more personal level as a lot of the issues in this book are things that are personal to my life!
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