Books with title Heartbeat

Run run run.That's what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she's barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating...Thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP.It's a rhythm that makes sense in a year when everything's shifting: Her mother is pregnant, her grandfather is forgetful, and her best friend, Max, is always moody. Everything is changing, just like the apple Annie's been assigned to draw a hundred times.Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this story about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life and how she fits within them.

Sam and Jasper are the best of friends since a tragedy brought them together. They feel they have all the time in the world to succeed in their goals, until their lives come to a sudden stop when they learn the devastating news that Jasper is terminally ill, diagnosed with an inoperable tumor in his heart.With only a few days more to live, Jasper is determined to make every minute count. He pleads with Sam to fulfill his last wish to sing once in front of an audience, before they are forced to say goodbye forever. The heartbroken friends leave everything they know behind to achieve the impossible, while coping with the loss, grief and saying goodbye.Heart-Beat, a story about pure and unconditional friendship. What would you do if your life came to an end?If you like John Green, you might also like Heart-Beat.Find out what readers have said about Heart-Beat on Goodreads!"This book made me laugh, cry and then cry some more.""Amazing book, I've rarely read a book with so much emotion in the past years. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it aside. ""I've rarely read a debut book that throws punches like that. This is a story with a sad premise, but there are also ray of lights and positive notes, friendship being the ultimate one."

Run run run. That's what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she's barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating... Thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP. It's a rhythm that makes sense in a year when everything's shifting: Her mother is pregnant, her grandfather is forgetful, and her best friend, Max, is always moody. Everything is changing, just like the apple Annie's been assigned to draw a hundred times. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this story about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life and how she fits within them.

A disturbing mystery threatens Becky's new life. Fourteen-year-old Becky is getting used to life after her heart transplant. She loves how strong she is feeling, but she's terrified of falling ill again. All too soon, she starts to have unsettling experiences. Vivid pictures of unfamiliar people and places suddenly flash through her mind. What can they mean? Mysteriously drawn to a park on the far side of town, Becky begins to unravel a mystery deeply buried in her new heart.

For fans of Gabrielle Zevin and Lurlene McDaniel, In a Heartbeat explores the ties of family and the weight of regret when a mistake costs Eagan her life during a figure-skating competition. Left in the afterlife, reflecting on what she could have done differently, Eagan's still-beating heart is given to Amelia who has been waiting patiently for a transplant. When their thought, feelings, and dreams begin to mysteriously overlap, Amelia knows she must search for Eagan's family and find a way to give them all the closure they need move on.