Believe
by:
Sarah Aronson (author)
When Jaime Freeman was six years old, she was the only survivor of a suicide bombing that killed her parents and dozens of others. Since then, she's become a symbol of hope, peace, faith—of whatever anyone wants her to be. Now she's sixteen, and it's time for her to stop being a symbol and to...
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When Jaime Freeman was six years old, she was the only survivor of a suicide bombing that killed her parents and dozens of others. Since then, she's become a symbol of hope, peace, faith—of whatever anyone wants her to be. Now she's sixteen, and it's time for her to stop being a symbol and to start being her own person—whoever that is.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781467706971 (1467706973)
Publish date: September 1st 2013
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Pages no: 296
Edition language: English
I picked this book up in a second hand book store in NY. It was okay - a great premise that never quite delivered for me. That might have been, though, because it was meant for a younger audience than the YA I normally read.
'Believe' was an interesting tale about a girl who was the only survivor after a suicide bombing in Jerusalem. There were so many parts about this book that I enjoyed, but there were also parts that I really had to think about - things that distracted me from enjoying the book totally.CharactersJani...