If I Stay Resources

Websites

If She Stayed for Just One Day

Gayle Forman's website can help you keep all her confusing book titles straight.

Movie or TV Productions

State of Grace

If I Stay went to movie theaters in an adaptation starring Chloe Grace Moretz.

Articles and Interviews

Forever Seventeen

Forman wrote for Seventeen magazine before writing 17-year-old Mia, whose accident and recovery would probably end up in Seventeen magazine, if it were real.

Cameo Role

Gayle Forman talks about producing the If I Stay movie, which was a little more involved than just her cameo appearance in the hospital waiting room.

Playing Favorites

Forman tries—and fails—to choose a favorite character in this insightful interview.

Video

Author and Actress

Forman and Chloe Moretz sit side-by-side to discuss faking playing cello and other movie tricks.

Favorite Scenes

The music scene of Eugene, Oregon—the Eugene Scene—shaped Gayle Forman's life and inspired many scenes in her book.

Audio

Not a Hyundai Sonata

Actually, we don't know what kind of car Mia was in, but we do know she was listening to Beethoven's Sonata No. 3 when the crash happened.

Back to Life

This Yo-Yo Ma song is the magical one that brings Mia back to life.

Images

Schnitzel in Lights

The Arlene Schnitzer Hall is the site of Mia and Adam's first date. We don't think they serve hot dogs.

Shark Tank

Adam wears a sharkskin suit and creepers on the first date, so he probably looks just like this guy.