You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye [Paperback]

Patricia Hermes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1994

Hearing the unbearable news that her mother is dying of cancer, thirteen-year-old Sarah Morrow throws herself into her gymnastics and tries to forget the situation until she and her father can come to terms with their impending loss. Reprint. C.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Apple; Reissue edition (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590431749
• ISBN-13: 978-0590431743
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,307,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patricia Hermes is the author of almost fifty books for readers from early middle grades through young adult, as well as two nonfiction books for adults. Her books have won many awards and recognitions: American Library Association Best Book, Smithsonian Notable Book, C.S. Lewis Honor Book, Ira Children's Choice, as well as many state awards, four of them for the novel,You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye.

As a lecturer and speaker at schools and libraries, she engages her audience with her lively presentations, underscoring key qualities of good writing, and, of course, good rewriting. (She has been known to revise her books ten times!) She has researched and written six historical novels in the Scholastic Dear America/My America series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 15 Years Later, I Still Think About This Book., October 1, 2000

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emelton (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye (Hardcover)

I read this book when it first came out and I was in the 5th Grade. Now, 15 years later I looked it up and found it again; it has stuck with me all this time. I know that when I read it (at age 10) it really made me put myself into the place of the main character and touched me so deeply I can still remember the title and the story today. I would definitely recommend this book to all readers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Shouldn't Have To Say Good-bye, April 2, 2002

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"eva_magnifica" (Lynden, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye (Paperback)

You Shouldn't Have To Say Good-bye. This is a very good book. I think this book really shows you what it's like to lose someone you love the most. But at the same time it give you a message about loving your family, because you don't know when you're going to lose someone you love the most. I really like this book, this book helped me to understand that I am not the only one who lost my mother in the same situation. I was 14 years old when I lost my mother. I recommend this book it's sad, but at the same time it's a good and interesting book.

5.0 out of 5 stars I remember...., October 3, 2011

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shadow - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye (Paperback)

I read this book back when it first came out. I believe I was in 4th or 5th grade. I always had this book on my mind growing up. Always tried searching for it since I
couldn't remember the author or title....just what it was about. I just thought of looking it up again. I found it. This book meant so much when I was a little girl. Never
lost anyone to cancer. But about 28 years later.....My mom dies from cancer. I plan on buying this book and re-reading it and keeping it forever. Great book. It is sad but
a great read for anyone~ I highly recommend this book~