Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever

by Lurlene McDaniel

Book Overview

Jory Delaney has always had lots of money. But there's one thing she knows she cannot buy--and that's her best friend Melissa's life. Although Melissa's leukemia is in remission, it's hard for both... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553280074
• ISBN13: 9780553280074
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 6.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10

Customer Reviews

Tearjerker

I completely enjoyed this book. I read it as a child and I also told myself that I wouldn't forget the name of it. I carried the name of the book in my heart until I was able to find the book again due to my mother throwing away all of my books when we moved. I recently found this book on this website and was floored! I never imagined that I would see it again. I'm not even sure how I got my hands on it as a teenager but all I remember is falling in love with it. I didn't know I read the second part of it without reading the first one. I plan to reread the second one, Of course after I read the first one-lol. ---You can't help but crying after reading this book but you also can't help falling in love with each and every page!

This book is great!

I love this book, it was one of the first books I ever read by Lurlene McDaniel. It was a great story with a good ending.I loved the characters and would recomend it to anyone.

You can read it over and over again.

This book is absolutely amazing. It's a very sad but well written story and it will make you cry for hours. I recommend reading Too Young to Die First though. I've read this book over and over again since I was about 10 (I'm now 23) and the letter to Jory from Melissa still makes me cry. It's shows you that death isn't necessarily final. It's a brilliant story.

This is a FANTASTIC book! HEARTWARMING AND TOUCHING!

Lurlene McDaniel is my favorite author. I love all of her books, and some of them make me cry, but Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever left me sobbing, literally. It's sad, but it gives hope and describes how families feel when this happens to their children. It also made death seem like just another adventure, not a finality. This book left me with hope and tears. My grandfather passed away recently. I was very close to him. The way Lurlene McDaniel describes Jory's feelings for and about Melissa made me remember. When Melissa died, Jory's reaction was like my own and made me feel less alone. It also made me remember that he's my guardian angel, always with me, and I'll see him again. That gave me hope and helped me. The part of Melissa's letter that said, "I'll be watching you! And when you least expect it, you'll hear me call you in the wind. I promise.", I sobbed. I realized that my grandpa's not gone forever and I'll see him again. Basically, it's not only well-written and a tear-jerker, but it gives help to those who need it-emotional help. For me, it was like she had read my mind and heart. My feelings were Jory's feelings. IT'S A EXCELLENT BOOK! KEEP IT UP!

This is a GREAT book! I loved it!

I love all of Lurlene McDaniel's books, but Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever is one of my favorites. I literally SOBBED when I read it. The way Mrs. McDaniel described everything that happened is really good, especially Jory at the very end. This book is extremely well-written. It's really sad, but it's really, really good. You'll be crying!

Great book!!! It will leave you crying for hours!!!

I loved this book, as all of Mrs. McDaniel's books. All of her books are sad, but this one left me SOBBING for hours!! It was so good, yet so sad. I've read it a thousand times and I still cry. I liked it because it was strong and powerful and had great descriptions;among other reasons. You can usually figure out what's going to happen, but it still hits you hard when it does happen. It's a great book, and you absolutely have to read it. But I do recommend you read the first book in the series of Jory Delaney and Melissa Austin; Too Young To Die.