If I Stay Themes

Death lurks around every corner. No matter how safe you think you are, something terrible can happen at any time, putting your life in danger. Your house *might fall into a sinkhole. You could be d...

Sleeping Beauty might have been literature's first coma patient, unconscious until woken by true love's kiss. Surprisingly, her story isn't entirely in the realm of fiction, either. In 2009, a woma...

Mia thinks she isn't a hard-rocking punk chick, and she isn't. But she is totally metal. Yes, we're putting the cello and heavy metal in the same sentence. Why? Because science. Scientists say that...

There are many ways to express your identity, whether it's with your hairstyle, your clothes, or the music you have blaring from your earbuds. All announce to the world, "This is who I am!" And if...

In lots of young adult novels, the protagonist either doesn't associate much with his or her family or outright despises them. But in If I Stay, Mia's family is practically perfect. Their biggest d...

When you're a teenager, you have a lot of different choices to make. Choosing extracurricular activities, finding the right part-time job, and figuring out what college to attend can all be tough d...

There are many movies and books that imagine an afterlife. Patrick Swayze discovered what it was like to be a Ghost. Heaven Is For Real is a popular non-fiction memoir about a boy who finds out tha...

People form lifelong friendships during childhood, so it's no surprise that young adult novels often feature iconic pairs of BFFs. Harry and Ron. Tom and Huck. Bella and… Okay, Bella didn't reall...