Ways to Live Forever

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name = Ways to Live Forever


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author = Sally Nicholls
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Children's
publisher = Marion Lloyd Books
pub_date = January 7, 2008
pages = 215 pp
isbn = ISBN 978-1407104997
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"Ways to Live Forever" is a children's novel by Sally Nicholls, first published in 2008. The author's debut novel, it was written when Nicholls was 23 years old. [Guardian Unlimited, [http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2246890,00.html Towards the end] (interview with Sally Nicholls), 2008-01-26.]

It won the 2008 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and has been longlisted for the 2009 Manchester Book Award. [Waterstone's press release, [http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1185 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize winner] , 2008-02-13.] [ [http://www.manchesterbookaward.com/ Manchester Book Award] ]

Plot summary

Sam Oliver McQueen is a eleven-year-old child, terminally ill with leukemia, who, during one of his special education sessions decides to write a book about his life. In that book, he will include stories, amusing facts, lists and his own diary. One of the lists is entitled "Things I Want to Do". With the help of his best friend Felix Stranger, an ill 13-year-old child, he will, in due course, make all his wishes come true. [Ways to Live Forever, [http://www.waystoliveforever.co.uk/index.tao?PageId=book About the book] .]

Translations

At launch, "Ways to Live Forever" was translated into Dutch and published using a different title [De Fontein, [http://www.defonteinkinderboeken.nl/nieuws.php?news_id=76 Sally Nicholls wint Waterstone's Children's Book Award 2008] , 2008-02-15.] . The dutch title "Als je dit leest, ben ik dood" ( _en. When you read this, I'll be dead) is adapted from one of the book's opening lines. It is also translated to portuguese and Indonesian, with the Portuguese title being "O Menino que Sonhava Chegar à Lua" ( _en. The Boy who Dreamed of Reaching the Moon) and the Indonesian title of "Setelah Aku Pergi" ( _en. After I'm Gone).

References

External links

* [http://www.waystoliveforever.co.uk/index.tao?PageId=home Ways to Live Forever] , Publisher's website.
* [http://www.waystoliveforever.co.uk/pdf/sample_chapters.pdf Opening extract] from "Ways to Live Forever".