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    I Will Save You
    I Will Save You
    I Will Save You
    Audiobook7 hours

    I Will Save You

    Written by Matt de la Peña

    Narrated by Henry Leyva

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’s I Will Save You is a "heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel." [SLJ]

    Kidd is running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, and there’s nothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn’t belong at the beach where he works either, unless he finds a reason to stay.

    Olivia is blond hair, blue eyes, rich dad. The prettiest girl in Cardiff. She’s hiding something from Kidd—but could they ever be together anyway?

    Devon is mean, mysterious, and driven by a death wish. A best friend and worst enemy. He followed Kidd all the way to the beach and he’s not leaving until he teaches him a few lessons about life. And Olivia.

    "A taut psychological novel...[with] intriguing, well-developed characters...[that] will stay with readers."-Booklist

    "De la Peña skillfully captures the slippery sides of a schizophrenic personality in this heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel."-SLJ

    An Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist

    ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Readers

    An ALA-YALSA Quick Pick

    A Junior Library Guild Selection

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 8, 2013
    ISBN9781480524484
    I Will Save You
    Author

    Matt de la Peña

    Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, and seven critically acclaimed young-adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the US.

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    • 5/5
      Various points of view tell the story of Kidd and Devon. Peña does a fabulous job of creating a mystery that will shock you, as much as it did me.
    • 5/5
      This book grabbed me from the first and never lost me. The voice was real and vulnerable and the story was compelling. I heard Matt de la Pena speak at the National Book Festival in D.C. and he was a great storyteller in person, too. I will read more of his work.
    • 5/5
      Matt de la Peña's I WILL SAVE YOU contains some precise and fantastic emotional moments, particularly between Kidd and his mother. A great cast of characters helps move this book along at a rapid pace, leading the reader through a journey of recovery that's also one of destruction.

      I enjoyed Kidd's narrative voice, but the banter between he and Mr. Red made the strongest impact. In fact, I'd argue Mr. Red is the hidden gem of this book, (though perhaps I say that because I'm not a teen reader and can connect readily to Red's backstory and motivations a little better). Regardless, the author has managed to create one of those great adult characters that's believable and flawed without resorting to stereotypes or silly twists.

      I'm off to read more by Matt de la Peña. I suggest you check him out NOW.
    • 5/5
      5 out of 5 stars to Matt De La Pena's I Will Save You-never saw that ending coming! Not that there weren't clue's, in hindsight, of course.