Someone Dies, Someone Lives

by Lurlene McDaniel

Book Overview

You don't know me, nut I know about you. . . . I??can't make you live longer, I can't stop you from??hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone??did for me. Katie O'Roark feels??miserable, even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553298429
• ISBN13: 9780553298420
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

One Last Wish

I've read quite a few books in the One Last Wish series and along with She Died Too Young, this one is my favourite. It is very realistic and with very believable characters. The story just takes you along with it. The main character in this book is Katie who desperatly needs a heart transplant after a virius has severly weakened her heart. It switches between scenes with Katie and Josh, who's brother Aaron dies and ends up being Katie's donor. After her transplant Katie had to fight to become a track runner again. I like the ending of this book because it doesn't all end 'happily ever after' but it's inspiring and uplifting. I recommend this book to anyone.

Wow what a Book!

I found this book to be really good. It tells a story of a girl who needs a new heart. The young girl's name is Katie. She is strong willed girl with lots of spirit. To her amazement another young person with a good strong heart dies. As sad as it is to Josh (the brother of the donor). It is an unfortunate yet welcome occurrence to Katie and her family. Katie is/was a runner and because of her bad heart she had to stop running. Yet, with a new heart and lots of determination Katie and her doctors knew she could once again have a chance at running. While in the recovery room she has a very welcomed visitor, it's Josh. Katie is intrigued to learn about her heart and who it had belonged to. When Katie reveals her plans to run again Josh decided to help her both emotionally and physically. And with both Katie's and Josh's hard work and determination Katie reaches her goal and goes on to win the gold. From start to finish of this book there are things that occur that will make you smile and cry. Katie proves the a little hard work and determinationcan help you do what ever you want.

Someone Dies, Someone Lives- A Story of Hope

The book Someone Dies, Someone Lives is the first in a series about Katie O'Rourke. Katie is a teenager who is in need of a heart transplant, she is also an athlete and loves to run. Without the help of a new heart Katie will not be able to run to compete in order to get into a school on a athletic scholarship and eventually maybe run in the olympics. Katie meets Josh, he also enjoys running and soon becomes her friend, but there is more than friendship between them,there is a connection because when Katie received her transplant, the heart that she got was from Josh's brother. The two soon realize that they are in love with each other and that Josh's brother brought them together. This book is written by Lurlene McDaniel and is one of her best. To find out more about Katie and Josh read the sequels to this book.

It was excellent !

Katie O' Roark is having some heart problems. She needs a new heart, but where would she find it? In the mean time a guy's brother died suddenly, and Katie can finally gets a new heart and can have a new life, and go back to the track team to run again. She wasn't allowed to go run yet,but she's desprate. There is an Olympics thing for people who have problems. Is Katie that desprate she would take a chance? Would something happen to her? Would her "second life" end quickly? I just loved the book. It was hard to put it down. To find out about what happened to Katie read the book Someone Lives Someone Dies.

A book you'll want to read again and again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katie O'Roark has just moved onto a beeper for a new heart. All of a sudden her beeper goes off and her parents rush her to the hospital where she undergoes a heart transplant. While recovering, she meets Josh Martel. His brother just died and he and his grandpa chose to donate his organs. SLowly they piece the puzzle together. Can you?