Heart Sister
Michael F. Stewart
Publication date: September 15th 2020
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
After his twin sister, Minnie, dies in an accident, Emmitt’s world goes sideways. He’s lost his best friend and it feels like the family is falling apart without her. But Minnie was an organ donor and Emmitt soon receives an anonymous thank you letter from one of the transplant recipients. Inspiration strikes, and he decides to try and put his sister back together, in spirit. He’s going to track down each organ recipient and film them to show his parents the results of Minnie’s selfless act and help them move on. But when each recipient falls short of his expectations and the star of his film, the girl who received his sister’s heart, refuses to meet him, Emmitt has to turn to extreme measures to find her. What he doesn’t know is that his “heart sister” is hiding an agonizing secret, one that could push Emmitt to the breaking point.
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Author Bio:
Michael F. Stewart is an award-winning author of many books for young people in various genres, including Ray Vs. the Meaning of Life, which earned a Kirkus Star and won the Publishers Weekly’s Booklife Grand Prize. and Heart Sister (Summer/Fall 2020, Orca Books). Michael lives in Ottawa.
The Heart Sister
By Michael F. Stewart
Review by
Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Michael F. Stewart and Xpresso Tours for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Heart Sister by Michael F. Stewart is one the most interesting books I have read of 2020 (and I have read/reviewed 131 books to date). It is a book that will make you think, pull on your heart strings, and stick with you long after the book is finished.
Brilliant job on the graphics on the cover! It is so colorful and stands out as unlike all the rest that is out there. It makes you want to pick up the book to see what it is about. Kudos to the graphic designers on this book!
One thing I loved about this book was hit on a topic that many authors don't talk about. The first topic is Organ Donation. Sadly Emmett’s twin sister passed however she helped others get a second chance in life by donating her organs. Through this storyline we learn about the process, who is able to find out what about the donor, etc. I found it to be very educational and moving.
In all of my reading career I have never read about a teenage girl (or any character come to think of it) that enjoyed Taxidermy as a hobby. Again, the author educated us on this practice.
There is a huge part of Michael’s Brother Mark written in this book. He has been very blessed to have a heart sister of his own who has given him a great gift of a heart.
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3 comments:
Thank you, Heidi, and I'll pass along the kudos on book design and illustration to Rachel Page and Katie Carey! So happy to liked the read too!
Thanks for being on the tour! :)
I cannot imagine what it's like to be so close to your twin and then lose them and continue moving on in life. Plus the heart sister not wanting to meet him... oof.
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