Things I Learned While I Was Dead

A haunting tale filled with emotional highs and lows and relationships I didn't see coming, Things I Learned While I Was Dead shines a light on the unspoken impossible ethical dilemmas people sometimes have to face with advancing medical science surrounding the ones we love. Calico's unwavering devotion to her sister sucked me in from the start and kept me hoping for the best for both of them all through.

A heart-stopping (literally!) concept with an emotional pull that refuses to let you go - excellent for cryogenically-frozen fans of My Love Life and the Apocalypse!

An assured debut with a life-affirming message. A very different sort of frozen...One that makes you think about family and ethics and loss. Compelling and thought-provoking. A compelling story that kept me up late to finish it. Things I learned while I was reading: life is for living, and always check the small print before signing anything!

I was hooked from page one and I could not put it down (I ended up reading it in 24 hours). The mix of poetry with the prose surprised me in a good way. I loved the way the two voices mixed and supported each other. It was disturbing how real the world felt it could be but the emotions and drive of the characters were familiar and it really touched me. 10/10 - I loved every second of it!

Compelling and poignant, this is a breathtaking debut from an exciting new voice in children's fiction.

With brilliantly crafted world building and a cast of wonderful characters this book will hold your attention from the very first page. The tense, emotional scenes throughout raise poignant and thought-provoking questions that feel very real to our times. A must read for all teenagers.