Holly Goldberg Sloan
Hardcover | Pages: 392 pages Rating: 4.01 | 7691 Users | 1239 Reviews
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| Title | : | I'll Be There (I'll Be There #1) |
| Author | : | Holly Goldberg Sloan |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 392 pages |
| Published | : | May 17th 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Romance. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Fiction |
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Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite her average voice--is fate: because it's while she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first sight, they are connected.Sam Border wishes he could escape, but there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives constantly uprooted by their unstable father. That is, until Sam sees Emily. That's when everything changes.
As Sam and Riddle are welcomed into the Bells' lives, they witness the warmth and protection of a family for the first time. But when tragedy strikes, they're left fighting for survival in the desolate wilderness, and wondering if they'll ever find a place where they can belong. Beautifully written and emotionally profound, I'll Be There is a gripping story that explores the complexities of teenage passions, friendships, and loyalties.
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| Original Title: | I'll Be There |
| ISBN: | 0316122793 (ISBN13: 9780316122795) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | I'll Be There #1 |
| Characters: | Emily Bell, Sam Border, Riddle Border |
| Literary Awards: | Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2012), Gouden Lijst for vertaald boek (2013), Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Fiction (2012), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014) |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 7691 Users | 1239 ReviewsColumn Of Books I'll Be There (I'll Be There #1)
Rating: 3.5 Stars Sam and Riddle Border have spent all their lives moving from place to place with their father Clarence. Clarence suffers from paranoia and mental instability, causing him to resort to thievery to live and leaving his children poorly educated and socially outcast. When Sam meets Emily Bell in a small town church, they feel an instant connection. Emily believes in destiny, she believes that she has a purpose in this world, and she also believes that Sam is the key to this fate.This book took me on a journey I wasn't expecting at all. From the beginning, I thought I'd had this book in the bag. I thought I knew what I'd be rating it, where the characters would end up, the road they'd be on. Midway through the book I think I could hear Holly Goldberg Sloan laughing at me.Excuse me while I go dig up every interview I can find with this author. The way she explores (so many) characters throughout this book is fascinating. The way she explores the human condition and its
This one wasn't for me... I didn't like the writing style. It's all prose. No dialogue. I like to sink into my novels and feel like I'm there. This was all telling, no showing.
3.5 starsIll Be There has been collecting dust on my shelf for over a year. I usually dont buy books unless I intend to read them right away, but sometime between ordering Holly Goldberg Sloans debut and actually receiving it, I convinced myself it would be too emotionally draining. So I just left it on my shelf where it made me feel guilty every time I looked at it. And then last night, I finally picked it up.In the end, while I did tear up a couple of times, Ill Be There came nowhere near
How have more people not read this book? It's a beautiful read with so much mainstream appeal, I'm shocked that it isn't more popular. This book is not for the skeptics. This book is for the dreamers and the idealists among us. Others have compared it to a fairy tale, and I wouldn't say it's far off. My only complaint is with the length of the survival storyline, but overall, what a beautiful, striking read. I can't wait to share it with my friends.Originally read February 27, 2014
This was fantastic! I'll be there is written in a unique and effective way. It's very hard to believe that this is Sloan's debut novel. The book explores the lives of several people, mainly the Border, Bell and Ellis families and how they all come together over the disapperance of the two Border children, Sam and Riddle and their abusive father, Clarence. Sam and Riddle are both very strong characters with distinct personalities, especially Riddle. In fact, I found most of the personalities to
When people say Do Not Read In Public, I should probably listen, as it would likely save my mascara. You want a book that brings crocodile tears from sadness and joy, read Ill Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan. This is arguably one of the best contemps Ive read all year.Read the rest of my review here
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