AMBER KIZER     Stories in Amber...Captured in TimeHome PageBioOne Butt Cheek at a TimeCalendar of EventsContact Amber KizerFAQsMAIL BAG - READER COMMENThe Best of...TeachersMERIDIANDiscussion QuestionsWILCAT FIREFLIESSPEED OF LIGHTInternational EditionsIndiana Roots and LovesConsultationA MATTER OF DAYSI'm a Zebra & essaysHome PageI'm teaching 6-12 graders, starting in April!Page to Stage: A Scriptwriting Class with Whidbey Children's TheaterContact Whidbey Children's Theater for more information 360 221 8707(scholarships available thanks to a generous grant!)***February 11, 2014PIECES OF ME***Starred Review from Kirkus for PIECES OF ME: "This unusual and affecting story ties thelives of five completely different teens together through the transplantdonations of one who dies.The five teens are Jessica, a shy girl with a wealthy socialitemother; Sam, a boy who believes in miracles and spends his lifeblogging; Vivian, a talented artist with no social life; Leif, afootball star with demanding, famous-athlete parents; and Misty, a girlfrom a poor, immigrant family. Four of them will receive the organs ofone who dies. The ghostly donor, always watching each recipient butunable to communicate with him or her, narrates the story as the foursurviving teens move toward one another and, eventually, toward thememory of the donor. At last, when one recipient appears to be inserious danger, the rest work together in an effort to help. Kizer keepsher focus on the difficult choices each character faces whileeffectively penning attractive, three-dimensional portraits of each. Ifthe parents remain somewhat flat, each teen comes across as a realistic,unique individual whom readers will care for. Each has a differentchoice to make as well: Who will stand up to their parents? Who willreach out to others? And how will the narrator, the dead character, cometo peace with death?Different, sensitive and emotional, as well as an effective argument for organ donation. (Paranormal fiction. 12 & up)"Want to review PIECES OF ME?Please contact Delacorte Press Publicist Nicole Banholzer directly:nbanholzer@randomhouse.comNew out now: A MATTER OF DAYSUS Hardcover ReleaseISBN: 978-0-385-73973-3e-Book: 978-0-385-90804-7Simultaneous Audio Release from Random House Listening Library (download or CD)*PW Starred Review!*Listen to an excerpt:order audio from any audio retailer or:http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/catalog/display.php?isbn=9780385368193Want to read on and experience the next DAYS adventure? In an age where readers and reviewers hold more power than authors...Please email Delacorte Press Publisher Ms. Beverly Horowitz and tell her how much you love Nadia and RabbitEmail: bhorowitz@randomhouse.comReviews and blog tour stops:Wastepaperprose.com“Intense, realistic, and entirely believable, A Matter of Daystook my breath away. Amber Kizer does post-apocalyptic in the mostbeautifully understated way and makes a disturbing pandemic and theworl