Searching for David's Heart: A Christmas Story (Paperback)

by Cherie Bennett (Author) "I don't see why Mrs. Pritcher is making us give stupid speeches in front of the entire class," I groaned to my big brother, David,..." (more)
Key Phrases: Dee Dee, Green Bay, Henry Farmer (more...)

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Product Description
When her older brother, David, dies in an accident, Darcy feels responsible for his death. Then she meets the boy who received David's heart in an organ transplant, and learns that life truly does go on.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590306731
• ISBN-13: 978-0590306737
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #111,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!, November 19, 2005

By	danielle (USA) - See all my reviews

I haven't read this book in five years or so, but the book is still good even from an almost-twenty-years-old perspective! Darcy Deeton is a twelve-year-old girl who loves her older brother, David. She becomes jealous when he falls in love with a girl, and Darcy inadvertently leads David to his tragic death by a car accident (read it, it's touching). The Deetons decide to donate David's organs. Darcy is so guilt-ridden about his death that she is determined to find the person who has his heart so she can find some closure. Darcy embarks on a wild adventure with her best friend, Sam.

These two twelve-year-olds are smart! Sam is an aspiring magician, but Darcy knows how to pick locks, too. With their wits, they manage to travel across many states and stay in one piece. Their whopping lies about their lives in the circus keep them from being discovered.

There is also a mini-story about Darcy's father, who lost a job promotion to a black man. The stunning conclusion ties everything together: in addition to Darcy's finding closure, her father finally resolves his bitter hate against blacks. For a book meant for 5th graders, it does a good job addressing issues about organ donation and racial issues.

I love this book - I'm not 13 anymore, but I recommend this to adults as well, who want a short but heartwarming read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Searching for David's Heart, February 13, 2003

By	Kim (USA) - See all my reviews

Cherie Bennett's book Searching for David's Heart is a very exciting book. I was not able to put it down. It is about a boy named david who dies. His sister Darcy feels it is all her fault. David is a organ donor. He gives his heart to a little boy in Miami, Flordia who is about to die too. Darcy did not know about David's heart getting donated, until she sees it on the front page of the newspaper. This begins the serch for her brother's heart. Read the book to find out how David dies, and what his sister does about it. This book is very sad but yet exciting too. I loved reading this book so much. I usually don't enjoy reading but this book I could not put down. I am looking foward to reading more of Cherie Bennett's books.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Searched- and found a great book!, August 20, 2002

By A Customer

This is a touching book that made me never want to stop reading. Darcy is a sixth grader who loves her older brother David so much. He means the world to her. Then he gets this girlfirend, who he seems to love more than Darcy. But Darcy can't accept that- she hates the girlfriend. Then on her birthday David got them both the same gift, which Darcy later found out was the girlfriends idea. She starts to run away- David chases after her and gets killed. This is where the book starts to get intense. David's heart is soon transfered to another hospital and is donated to someone else. Darcy belives that if she finds the heart reciever,(who lives in Florida)she can still feel davids heart. Then she takes her best friend on a runaway journey to find the 12 year boy from Miami who recieved David's heart. They face many challenges, but work together to accomplish their goal-to find David's heart. It was an interesting book. I loved it, and so will you!!!