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Revolution

Readers of If I Stay and Elizabeth George will love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light. Revolution artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss

Characters

Jennifer Donnelly (2)Deborah Wiles (1)

This is how it works. Everything is connected. Every choice matters. Every person is vital, and valuable, and worthy of respect.

— Deborah Wiles, amazon.com

Connection Choice Respect Relationship

I'm wishing he could see that music lives. Forever. That it's stronger than death. Stronger than time. And that its strength holds you together when nothing else can.

— Jennifer Donnelly, amazon.com

Music strength Forever

I need a boy who thinks with his big head, not his little one. Since they do not exist, I have fashioned my own

— Jennifer Donnelly, amazon.com

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