If You Only Knew - Couverture rigide

Rabey, Terry Austin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595711065 ISBN 13 : 9780595711062

Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Samantha awoke with the sun shining in her face. She yawned, stretching her arms above her head. She started to run her fingers through her hair, but was unable. Her fingers became tangled in short, tight curls. Samantha gasped and sat straight up.

What in the world . Her heart pounded with fear. What happened to my beautiful hair?

Her eyes flew open. She stared at the new surroundings. Pink wallpaper with little white roses covered the walls. A frilly, white-lace curtain hung on the enormous bay window. The room was filled with heavy, wooden antique furniture. Expensive porcelain dolls were neatly placed on the oak shelves covering one wall.

"Where am I?" uttered Samantha.

She got out of bed and looked around the room. Where am I? She turned her head toward a full-length mirror and gasped at the reflection. It was a stranger that stared back at her. The figure in the mirror was a very fat girl with pale green eyes, short, curly red hair, fair skin, and a face covered with freckles. Her eyes grew wide with recognition. Virginia Morris! What's going on here? Why am I seeing Virginia and not myself?

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

As the leader of the "preps," a group of mean-spirited high school kids, teenager Samantha Blakley enjoys belittling and teasing the less popular kids. After all, if you're not popular, you're just not cool right?But Samantha's notion of what is cool and what is right are about to drastically change. When she suffers a terrible accident that leaves her in a coma, she suddenly wakes up in the body of Virginia Morris, the girl she has tormented for years. Now instead of a slender blonde with a stunning complexion, she's overweight, has short, red curls, and freckles. Horrified at the discovery, Samantha panics, but has no other option but to live Virginia's life until she finds a way to go back to her own body.School is a complete nightmare as Samantha suffers the wrath of her friends, the preps. But the nightmare is not over. She wakes up each morning in a different body of someone she has hurt in the past, and she must endure grueling days of their misery. Samantha soon realizes the suffering she has caused Virginia and the others. But can she ever make it right, or will she be doomed to live in torment for the rest of her life?If You Only Knew takes a hard look at the devastating effects of bullying and how compassion and understanding can heal a broken soul.

Biographie de l'auteur

Terry Austin Rabey is a registered nurse who lives in Paragould, Arkansas, with her husband and children. If You Only Knew is her second young adult novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595711065
• ISBN 13: 9780595711062
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible