I picked up Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson partly for selfish reasons. My 3 year old daughter will be facing a heart transplant when she gets older. I like to research and read about things like that...I am an information specialist after all. So, it was interesting to read the story of Dani who has a deteriorated heart and has to have a transplant to save her life. Dani struggles with the knowledge that her life was saved by someone who died. She is thankful to have life but at the same time is not sure how to feel about her donor and what role the donor, Amanda plays in her life. It was a beautiful told story. I think I wished it were a bit longer to develop Amanda more and the relationship between Dani and Amanda's family.
I would definitely recommend this book to my 8th graders and up because there are some sexual references (not graphic) and some language. The topic itself, transplant really requires a mature mind to be able to wrap around the thought/struggle that someone had to die for the other person to live.
Library Chick Rating- Scrambled eggs...I just wanted a little more
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