Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. This is a compelling read, filled with subtle life lessons that in no way impede the flow of the story. A subplot also deals with Kassey's reactions to her long lost father's desire to reconnect - and how Arabeth helps her to come to terms with her feelings about it. Lurlene McDaniel's well told story, Heart to Heart, makes clear how everyone concerned is affected - first by the tragedy, and later by Arabeth's appearing at times very like Elowyn.

Strangely, since the transplant, Arabeth takes on many of Elowyn's likes and dislikes, her own personality changing in a phenomenon called cellular memory. This emotionally charged title explores loss. Arabeth also gets to know Wyatt and Nolan. From Lurlene McDaniel, the bestselling author of young adult inspirational fiction, comes Heart to Heart. Over time, Elowyn's parents and Arabeth's family meet. The author introduces readers to Arabeth's loving family and reveals that her soldier father died overseas. So when her parents decide it's time to let her go, another young woman, Arabeth (who is in desperate need of a transplant), inherits Elowyn's heart. Then comes the accident that leaves Kassey's best friend a vegetable.Įlowyn had signed that she was willing to be a transplant donor. First Elowyn finds a boyfriend in ninth grade, Wyatt Nolan, and their tempestuous relationship (fueled by Elowyn's jealousy) often forces Kassey into the role of go-between. They vacation together and when Elowyn's doting parents give her a car for her sixteenth birthday, she immediately hands Kassey a key. Kassey Messechek and Elowyn Eden have been - and expect to be - best friends forever.

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